AC 2008-1478: UNDERSTANDING AND RELATING TO YOUR INTERNATIONALSTUDENTSEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Page 13.1309.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Understanding and Relating to Your International Students Edward F. Gehringer North Carolina State University efg@ncsu.eduAbstractIn most engineering programs, international students constitute the majority of the graduatepopulation, and a rising percentage of the undergraduate population. It is important forengineering faculty to understand these students’ expectations of
engineering) or quite narrow(for example, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Career Development Awards fundonly research related to inflammatory bowel disease).Even when research interests of an agency cover a broad range of fields, program directors andreviewers will tend to fund research in areas they view as dynamic and “leading edge”. It istherefore important for PIs to make a strong case that their selected research area holds thepotential for years of continued advancement and discovery. Research topics that have beenwell-researched and promise only incremental advancements are unlikely to help a newresearcher to rise to the top of his or her field.Although these programs are targeted specifically at “new” investigators, reviewers
Paper ID #5967Mentoring Programs Supporting Junior FacultyDr. Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University Canan Bilen-Green is Dale Hogoboom Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Di- rector of the ADVANCE Program at North Dakota State University. She holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University. She was recently appointed to serve as the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, a new position created as part of institutionalization of the NSF ADVANCE Program at NDSU.Dr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota
AC 2012-3702: GRANTSMANSHIP AND THE PROPOSAL DEVELOP-MENT PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OFPROGRAMS FOR JUNIOR FACULTYDr. Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Laurie Garton is a Senior Research Development Associate with the Texas Engineering Experiment Sta- tion Office of Strategic Research Development. She has B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineer- ing (environmental) from Texas A&M University and was an engineering faculty member before joining TEES in 1999 where she started working on technical research project grants related to interdisciplinary environmental themes. Currently, she leads the TEES New Faculty Initiative targeting grants such as the NSF CAREER awards
. Page 15.966.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 PRACTICAL, EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSMENT OF ENGINEERING PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMSAbstractThe process of seeking and gaining accreditation for an engineering program wassubstantially changed ten years ago when the EC2000 criteria were implemented. (Themoniker EC2000 is no longer in use; they are now simply the ABET criteria.) Programsmust now define goals and objectives for their program, provide evidence that graduatesare meeting these objectives, and demonstrate evidence of continuous improvement.These accreditation criteria present programs with significant challenges. Departmentsmust determine what data are needed and collect it regularly. To be
and proficient with the principles and practicesof engineering at the nanoscale to harness the unique and enabling aspects of nanoengineeredmaterials, structures and their characteristics in engineering applications enabling them todirectly enter industrial, government and private enterprises in the areas of nanoengineeringdesign, research and development, manufacturing, or commercialization. The proposed program meshes well with both institutions educational and researchthrusts in engineering, physical and biological sciences, and computational science andengineering. Most of the courses for this program will be drawn from courses currently offeredby the two Universities. The proposed program also relates well to the doctoral program
the new statements. The refined version should be presented to additionalconstituents via email, to the department faculty at a faculty meeting and to the department’sadvisory board for review and comment. If warranted, the statements should be modified inresponse to this additional feedback. The finalized statements are then presented to the Page 22.104.7department faculty for approval. Educational Objectives for the Engineering Management Program at Missouri S&TGraduates of the Engineering Management Program will exhibit proficiency and excellence in the areas oftechnology, finance, human relations, communications, and
students need to learn, how students learn, who the students are, whenthe students can learn, where the students can learn, and what students can access while theylearn” 2, p. 2. Although Twigg wrote this over a decade ago in the context of students, the quotecontinues to be relevant for formal and informal engineering faculty development programs.In this paper, I draw from the higher education faculty development literature and outline themerits of a faculty development program and how crucial these topics are for new engineeringfaculty members. I examine faculty development topics in the broader context than simplyteaching. Key sources of stress for new faculty members relate to finding time for research,effective teaching, the lack of collegial
research.Other faculty have reported the following successes in integrating independent studies with theirresearch programs: “Yes - this project involves site work in the Virgin Islands National Park (www.umaine.edu/set/met/VirginIslands.htm) during the 2-week spring break. They learned the required processes prior to the break, acquired the photographic data during the break, then produced 3-dimensional models from the data after the break. It was very successful.”—from a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering Technology at a flagship state university “Yes. I have had several students whose independent study project was explicitly designed as an introduction to one of my research areas. Some of their projects were subsequently
Paper ID #9775Second-Year Enhancements to a Summer Faculty Immersion ProgramDr. Juan C. Morales, Universidad del Turabo Dr. Juan C. Morales, P.E., joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, in 1995. He has been Department Head since 2003. Dr. Morales also served as the ABET Coordinator of the School of Engineering between 2003 and 2010. As ABET Coordinator, Dr. Morales had the privilege of working closely with the entire engineering faculty in the process of establishing a systemic and sustainable Outcomes Assessment Program. Dr. Morales led the effort to obtain the
Paper ID #6787Prospective Professors in Training: A Transition Program for Ph.D. Candi-dates in EngineeringMr. Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto Chirag Variawa is a Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research is in using artificial intelligence to maximize the accessibility of language used in engineering education instructional materials. His work on the Board of Governors at the University of Toronto further serves to improve accessibility for all members of the university community.Mr. Sherif N Kinawy, University of Toronto Sherif Kinawy is a Research Assistant at the
are implementing the innovations in their classrooms (average of 60% of the class sessions), and they have started innovating courses in addition to those that they innovated during the summer (average of 44% of the class sessions). This last item is a measure of the lasting impact that the program was expected to accomplish. 3. Mechanical engineering graduates are no longer complaining of “too much theory without context” in the exit survey. The comments have disappeared. A few students (5%) are still making related comments but the nature of the comments has shifted; for example, “use more practical real-world problems in class” and “faculty should have more real-world experience with the practical
angiogenesis, or blood vessel formation, was supported by NSF GRFP, Cardiovascular Bioengineering Training Program, and the Provost Development Fund. He continued his work in the Cell Migration Lab at the University of Pittsburgh after defending his thesis on novel compounds that inhibit excessive blood vessel formation. David has published 7 first au- thor publications and has presented his work at local, national, and international conferences. In his spare time, Dr. Gau serves as the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association President. He is also the Director for University Engagement for the Pitt STRIVE Program at the Swanson School of Engineering, a program which supports underrepresented minority graduate
informationthat they feel like providing the instructor so that there is feedback that can be acted uponregarding what is, and what is not, working in the course. The instructor reviews and reflectsupon the received comments, then meets with his or her mentor, who both reviews the indexcards and discusses what modifications can be made to effect improvements.In the 2009-2010 academic year, there were three professors who were new both to theprofession and to the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department atOhio Northern University (ONU): Dr. Nathaniel Bird, Dr. Firas Hassan, and Dr. Yonglian Wang.For a small program having just a total of ten full-time faculty, this amounted to a sizeablechange in the faculty make-up; it also
growing concerns related to environmental sustainability, increased awareness inmulti-use product life-cycles by corporate and industrial organizations have become evident.“Triple bottom line” decisions are now based on societal (people), economic (profit), andenvironmental (planet) performance, and not only profit. Societal responsibilities andenvironmental challenges are the new business opportunities. It is incumbent upon academia toeducate future designers, engineers and other decision makers on sustainability topics. TheUniversity of Wisconsin – Stout has a unique mission in responding to sustainability and a strongrelationship with industry to foster this response. Companies will need to hire technical andbusiness professionals to manage
Paper ID #5786TECS-TRAIN – A Faculty Mentoring Program for Enhancing Quality, In-teraction, and Communication in Online and Blended Learning CoursesDr. Te-Shun Chou, East Carolina University Dr. Te-Shun Chou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University (ECU). He received his Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering and both Master’s degree and Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Florida International University. His research interests include machine learning, wireless communications, and network security, especially intrusion detection and incident response.Dr
Paper ID #13597Liberal Studies in Engineering Programs – Creating Space for Emergent &Individualized Pathways to Success for Women in Computing DisciplinesDr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jane Lehr is Chair of the Women’s & Gender Studies Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity, San Luis Obispo. She is also an Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies, Director of the Science, Technology & Society Minor Programs, and Faculty Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minor- ity and Underrepresented Student Participation in STEM Program at Cal Poly. She previously
intended to offer guidance to others who might consider similarmeetings.OverviewThe broad outcomes to be achieved by the annual series of FOEE symposia include (a)strengthening the capacity of the attendees to engage in engineering education innovation, (b)facilitating the transition of the attendees into agents of change advancing the U.S. capacity forengineering education innovation, and (c) directly contributing to the advancement of U.S.engineering education. Specific attendee outcomes to be achieved include (a) developing a broadawareness and in-depth knowledge of important and relevant findings from the engineeringeducation and related research communities, (b) building familiarity with relevant effectivepractices drawn from engineering
Paper ID #14241Continuing Education and Training of Academic (Teaching) Staff and (Teach-ing) Change Agents for Engineering Education: Concept and Program forDeveloping Teaching and Improving Learning at University (name)Dr. Monika Rummler, Technische Universit¨at Berlin Working at its Centre for Scientific Continuing Education and Cooperation, I am responsible for the Continuing Education Programme for the Scientific Staff of TU Berlin. Main Focus is Academic Staff Development in the field of Teaching in Higher (Engineering) Education; other fields are Research Man- agement, Science Communication, and Working and Management
AC 2010-1486: NEW FACULTY AND NAVIGATING THE CONTRACT RENEWALPROCESSJay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Jay Wierer is Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2008. He is a Member of the IEEE and enjoys teaching courses in communications, signals and systems, DSP, controls, and circuits.Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Frankowski is Vice-President of Academics and Professor of General Studies at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received his Ph.D. degree from Marquette University in 1992. He has been Vice-President
tremendously from this program and in the future I plan to sit in on other colleague’slectures to look for new ideas and to help inspire and refine my always on-going teachingdevelopment.Software Engineering New Faculty Case 1This was my first time teaching a college class. Although throughout my doctoral studies andpostdoc years I had many opportunities for teaching-related enrichment, I had not taught anentire class with responsibility for all elements – leading classroom lectures and activitiesmultiple times a week, and grading quizzes, exams, and laboratories.When I first learned about this program, I was glad that I would be participating in it. Newinstructor training is generally minimal, and I anticipated this program would give me good
the lab notebook submissions in my classes is to give students the experienceof producing the types of engineering documentation that are required of them in the work placeand to provide a practical way for the students to apply the knowledge learned during lecture. Asit relates to electronic lab notebooks, the classes I teach can be divided into two broad categories.The first category is the set of classes that have weekly projects that are assigned and verifiedfor correct functionality during a lab period. These classes fit into the programming and digitallogic side of our EE curriculum. The other category of classes are those that require a traditionallab experiment. These classes require special lab equipment to perform the experiment
Paper ID #6340Instilling the Necessity of Lifelong Learning using Article ReviewsDr. Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wis. He received his B.S.E.E. from Ohio Northern University and M.S.E.S.and Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. He worked for Ford Motor Company and Visteon as an embedded software engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and consulted for multiple embedded systems
to a broad range of engineering faculty.Content validity was ensured during questionnaire development through an extensive review ofthe relevant literature [4] and by adapting items used in the National Survey of StudentEngagement (NSSE), Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE), and EC200 Studyinstruments. Content validity was initially shown by the outcome of the 10 focus groupsconducted at five engineering colleges. Further evidence of content validity came from theoutcome of the principal components analysis. The interscale correlations show that each scale iscorrelated with and hence related to student learning outcomes and teacher instructionalpractices, the scales assess different aspects of student learning outcomes and
Academic Achievement (LCSAA) program at Howard, which promotes scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Rhoulac Smith is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Transportation Research Board (TRB), Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Prior to joining the Howard faculty, Dr. Rhoulac Smith earned Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, with a concentration in transportation systems. Her baccalaureate studies were completed at Howard University in the Department of Civil Engineering.David Socha, University of
has substantially increased its level ofpractical experience and sophistication in scholarly approaches to teaching[5].Most importantly, the engineering accreditation system possesses a criterion that explicitlyspeaks to the instructional quality of faculty[10]. Specifically, engineering faculty contributing toa program of study leading to a degree are expected (by implication, collectively) to possess theknowledge and skills required in order to a) properly guide a program of study, and b) developand implement processes for the evaluation, assessment, and continuing improvement of theprogram, its educational objectives and outcomes. Beyond proper grounding in the contentknowledge of the discipline, this criterion implies the examination of
AC 2011-631: PRACTICAL INTERPRETATION OF STUDENT EVALUA-TIONS FOR STARTING PROFESSORSWalter W Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an assistant professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, WI. He received his BSEE from Ohio Northern University and his MSES and PhD from the University of Toledo. He worked in the automotive industry as an embedded software engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH and consulted for multiple embedded systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one US Patent, Schilling has numerous publications in refereed
University and her Ph.D. in Food Process En- gineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. She is a member of Purdue’s Teaching Academy. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First- Year Engineering Program, teaching and guiding the design of one of the required first-year engineering courses that engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the de- velopment, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Grader Consistency Using Standards-Based RubricsIntroductionDifferences
Paper ID #21197Standards-Based Grading Derived Data to Monitor Grading and StudentLearningProf. 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 University and her Ph.D. in Food Process En- gineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. She is a member of Purdue’s Teaching Academy. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First- Year Engineering Program, teaching and guiding the
. Page 12.558.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Diversity in Engineering Teaching – Views from Future Engineering FacultyAbstractThis current paper uses a qualitative analysis approach to explore the conceptions of diversity asexpressed by future engineering educators. Engineering graduate students and post-docs (futureengineering educators) wrote a statement of diversity as it relates to teaching engineering as acomponent of a teaching portfolio. We then interviewed these participants about the processesthey used for this writing task. During the interview, they reflected on their processes in writing thediversity statement; they also discussed their personal experiences with