from the mathematical training since their early childhood. They are more comfortable with the technical details, such as computer programming and data analysis. 3) They are more permissive and passive since the Chinese education system is built on an ancient teacher-centered system that goes back thousands of years. There is less student involvement or interaction during class. 4) They demonstrate lower performance on critical thinking and problem solving. They have insufficient experience in decision making. Many of them feel difficult to tackle the problems that are beyond the examples from textbooks.It can be seen that placing the Chinese students in an American education environment will helpthem
the differences are in how these elements wereemployed in the context of engineering labs. It is obvious that engineering undergraduatesstruggle when they apply their prior writing knowledge and skills learned in humanities orsciences to engineering, which is a distinct discipline.This study focuses on engineering undergraduates who struggle in lab report writing for theirentry-level engineering laboratory courses, primarily offered in the 2nd year of the four-yearplans. The 2nd year or sophomore engineering lab courses can be the students’ first experiencewriting a discipline-specific genre for a technical audience. This study aims to investigate theareas of improvement and difficulties with lab report writing in lower-division
andaccreditation of academic programs resulted in the improvement of higher education in Nigeria.Additionally the research study conducted by Kaghed and Dezaye (2009) indicated that adoptionof the international models of higher education quality assurance mechanisms proved extremelyuseful in the development of quality assurance in both Iraq and Kurdistan universities.According to the report, “Improving the Quality of Engineering Education and Training inAfrica” of the World Bank (2014), the Sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana, Kenya,Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, which are in urgent needs of development,drastically lack technical and engineering capacity and therefore heavily rely on foreignexpertise. Some of the major challenges
and warnings of theolder students. FLL accelerates the growth of communication skills and team work ability within middleschool age students. By combining these skills with the technical challenge of the InnovationProject and Robot design, participants in FLL have a significant advantage in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education. The competition aspect of FLL associatesSTEM fields with excitement in the minds of the students involved. From observation, there is alarge increase of interest in STEM fields between beginning and end of the FLL program.Students gain skills that are widely applicable to the global workplace and shape them into morequality international citizens. Many communities have seen benefit
to joining the academics, Safai worked in indus- try, where he served as Director of the Reservoir Engineering Division at Chevron Oil Corporation in California. He has taught both at the graduate and undergraduate levels in engineering science. He has performed research projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF), and the oil industry. He has authored more 85 technical publications in technical journals, government and industry project reports, DOE, DOD, and NSF. Safai’s research areas of interest have been coupling of solid mechanics and fluid flow, 3-D multiphase flow in an unsat- urated/saturated deforming porous medium, wave propagation and
Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan. The new milestone in Julia’s career was the position of the Chair of Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication in 2007, when she took over all the responsibilities related to foreign language training at Kazan State Technological University. The teaching and research priorities of her department were then focused on professional and intercultural communication for students in a technical university, professional translation and creation of foreign language environment at a university. Because of her talents and activities, Julia became one of key figures in university international life. When Kazan State Technological University obtained the new
Californiaat Davis, the Technical University of Denmark and Aalborg University met for 3 weeks inCalifornia to attend this workshop. Participants of the workshop learned about the economics, Page 25.1119.2politics, science, and technology behind renewable energy implementation from leading experts,while exploring communities and relevant energy sites where such technology is in place, orcurrently being implemented. This interdisciplinary approach allowed students with variousacademic backgrounds to interact and develop concrete final project ideas while targetingtoday’s energy problems from different angles. The emphasis of this workshop is to
, D.C.: The National Academies Press.2. ABET (1999). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. The Engineering Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. 3. American Society of Civil Engineers. (2004) Body of Knowledge Committee of the Task Committee onAcademic Prerequisites for Professional Practice. Civil Engineering Body Of Knowledge For The 21st Century:Preparing The Civil Engineer For The Future.4. Swan, C., Gute, D., Matson, D., Durant, J. (2007). International Community-Based Projects and EngineeringEducation: The Advisor’s Viewpoint. In Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference and Exhibition.5. Sternberg, R.J., Grigorenko, E.L.,& Jarvin, L. (2000
degradation;deforestation; climate change; and loss of biodiversity. Many organizations give Turkey a failinggrade when it comes to environmental protection.2 Rebecca Harms, the European Parliament(EP) Greens Co-chairman, said in response to a growing concern to exploit the remaining greenspace in Istanbul for economic development, “Turkey's environmental problems are as worryingas its problems in domestic politics.”3 The Turkish Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairsindicates on its website that, “Addressing the global environmental problems that threaten ourliving planet requires national efforts as well as international collaboration on both bilateral andmultilateral level and the active participation of all members of the international community
greater excellence in science10. It is in this same spirit,and guided by the University of Maryland System mandate for international outreach that UMESis making its VideoRay ROV available to the Environment Division of the government ofAntigua and Barbuda. As first described by Wagner, and then Schuett, both parties must benefitmutually as a result of collaboration and there must be tangible results10,11. In this instance, theAntigua and Barbuda government is given access to a tool that will aid greatly in efficiently andsafely building their data repository, while the researchers satisfy system mandates, philanthropicexpectations, and are provided access to meaningful data.2. Materials and Methods2.1 Research siteThe Caribbean island of Antigua
events in Brazil and abroad like: General Secretary of ICECE’99 (International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education), the Technical Program Chair of ICECE’2000, the General Chair of INTERTECH’2002 (International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education), of ICECE’2003, of WCETE’2004 (World Congress on Engineering and Technology Education), of GCETE’2005 (Global Congress on Engineering and Technology Education), of WCCSETE’2006 (World Congress on Computer Science, Engineering and Technology Education); of GCMM’2006 (Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management), of ICECE’2007, of INTERTECH’2008, of ICECE’2009, of INTERTECH’2010, of CBPA’2001 and CBPA’2002
numerous refereed and non-refereed articles, and has presented many technical papers to international, national and local organizations.James Carlsen, University of Florida James is a student at the University of Florida completing his degree in civil engineeering.Meghan Ritter, University of Florida Meghan is a student at the University of Florida completing her degree in civil engineering.Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College Dr. Nick Safai is the Head of the Engineering Department (which consists of 9 engineering programs: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Material Science, Environmental, Manufacturing, Bioengineering and Computer Engineering). He is a tenured full professor. He
Electrical Engineering Technology at UCF until August 2010 when he moved to Daytona State College. He has presented numerous papers at various conferences and is the author of more than 100 technical articles. His research interests include digital simulation, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, system identification and adaptive control. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta PiDr. Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M UniversityMr. Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Daytona State College. He received his B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in 1977 and his M.S. in Computer
-air vehicles (MAVs), control of bio-economic systems, renewable resources, and sustainable development; control of semiconductor, (hypersonic) aerospace, robotic, and low power electronic systems. Recently, he has worked closely with NASA researchers on the design of scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicles. Dr. Rodriguez’ honors include: AT&T Bell Lab- oratories Fellowship; Boeing A.D. Welliver Fellowship; ASU Engineering Teaching Excellence Award; IEEE International Outstanding Advisor Award; White House Presidential Excellence Award for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring; Ralf Yorque Memorial Best Paper Prize. Dr. Rodriguez has also served on various national technical committees and panels. He is
to supportmilitary-affiliated individuals in the region in various areas [3]. One such organization was theFort Campbell Strong initiative which facilitated the procurement of equipment to assist inregional workforce development and form the Campbell Strong Defense Alliance [6]. The FortCampbell Strong initiative was funded with $1.2 million by a grant from the Department ofDefense through its Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) division which was later renamedthe Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation [6], [7]. The strategic goals of theCampbell Strong Defense Alliance included the support of growth in the region, developingeducational and employment opportunities for displaced soldiers and families, strengthening theregional
, and the number of sessions increased from a few technical sessions to over eighteen sessions in the recent years. The ASEE International Division by votes, has recognized Nick’s years of service through several awards over the past years. Nick has been the recipient of multiple Service awards (examples: 2013, 2010, 2006, 2004, 1996), Global Engineering Educators award (example: 2007, 2005), Best Paper award (examples: 2016, 2010, 2005, 2004, 1995) and other awards from the International Division for exceptional contribution to the international division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Examples of some Awards from other Professional Organizations: • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE
required to calculate the annual yield,cost, and other technical details as requested by the client. Finally, project 3 required the designof an affordable water filter to be used in a developing country.Among the requirements of project 3 was the need to ensure that the filter could be built withmaterials local to the developing country. They were also required to estimate the useful life ofthe filter, and ensure that people with little to no training or education can easily install and usethe water filter. As can be seen, all of the projects included some elements that warrantedknowledge or research about things that may be unique to the respective geographical regions ofthe participating colleges. For example, the students who worked on project
the conference presentation- presents the prototype buildingmethod in chronological order.Several CAD models were prepared and made available to participants at the early stages of thedesign development. Although the majority of the participants favored the time-space warpconcept (above) earlier in the brainstorming sessions, it was interesting to see how theirpreferences changed after seeing the computer-generated images.Figure 3: Early CAD concept modelsAfter eliminating the smoother “time-space warp” concept from further development, the “lightexplosion” concept development took place. Final dimensions were calculated, computerrenderings were generated, and presentation images were submitted for the LAMP competition.Figure 4: Competition
of the Contextual Engineering Leadership Development framework. Bringing together her work in engineering leadership development, curriculum design, and collaborative design, her current focus is on developing engineering instructional faculty as leaders of educational change at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Dr. Kendall is the Division Chair of the Engineering Leadership Development (LEAD) Division of the American Society of Engineering Education and a Technical Program Chair for the Frontiers in Education Conference 2022.Gemma Henderson (Senior Instructional Designer) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comWIP
(NSBE). Additionally, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with outreach projects focused on STEM education and mentoring. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 What I Wish My Instructor Knew: Navigating COVID-19 as an Underrepresented Student – Evidence Based Research Zaniyah Sealey1, Racheida S. Lewis1, Trina Fletcher2 University of Georgia1 and Florida International University2Introduction The 2020 global pandemic caused by COVID-19 changed our everyday lives. Highereducation institutions were forced to immediately stop face-to-face
diversefaculty perspectives when considering how to support international engineering students,recognizing that each student has unique and intricate experiences in both academic and non-academic aspects.IntroductionThe F-1 Visa, designated for academic students, grants a foreign national permission to enter theUnited States as a full-time student enrolled in an accredited college, university, seminary,conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or any other recognized academicinstitution, including language training programs according to the University of Washington.This status signifies that an individual is lawfully present in the United States and is subject tothe privileges and limitations outlined in the immigration regulations [3
and implementation of technical standards. These challenges are expressed intechnical committee meetings, in office rooms after hiring a new engineering intern, and byeducators across engineering disciplines seeking ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology, Inc.). We hypothesize that the technical standards challenges faced by thecollective engineering profession are similar. A survey about the importance of and challengespresented by technical standards was completed by participants (N = 201) from multipledisciples, educational levels, and backgrounds across the United States. This paper analyzes thewritten responses provided in response to the survey (N = 149). Participant responses highlightseven technical standards
enhancing their understanding of their HSI context), and increase awareness ofavailable resources and opportunities.The group coaching approach, guided by the model of the International Coaching Federation(ICF) [16], was designed for consistent interaction throughout a semester. It included sixsessions, each centered around a specific topic, along with two extra sessions to accommodateany scheduling issues or individual meetings. Each session was divided into four parts: a 5-10-minute informal check-in for fellows to share their progress, a 10–15-minute agenda-settingperiod for reflection and objective identification for the session, a 30–45-minute groupdiscussion leveraging reflective coaching tools or open-ended, inquiry-based questions, and 10
) Project. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Improving STEM Education for Lower-division College Students at HSI by Utilizing Relevant Sociocultural and Academic Experiences: First Year Results from ASSURE-US Project Jidong Huang1, Sudarshan Kurwadkar2, Doina Bein3, Yu Bai4, Salvador Mayoral5 1 Department of Electrical Engineering 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 3 Department of Computer Science 4
the lower-division level. The program was modeled on previous programsthat had been shown effective at retaining URM students [1] [2]. First and second year studentswere targeted for this research program because over 70% of the STEM students who leaveCSUB without a degree leave in the first two years. The first two years are a critical interventionperiod for promoting success and retention.In [3], we described the first two years of the program and presented preliminary results withrespects to attitudes and awareness, along with one-year retention data. In this paper, we look atthe full four years of the program to analyze multi-year retention rates, the survey and interviewdata collected during the program, and the follow-up surveys
JOHNSTONMARKLEE in Los Angeles for ten years and now has her own practice, KATRINTERSTEGEN. She also worked for various international architecture firms, including Decq & Cornette in Paris, M3H in Amsterdam, and Pugh+Scarpa in Santa Monica. Katrin received her Diploma of Architecture (Masters of Architecture) from the Technical University Berlin in 2002 and her Diploma of Architecture/RIBA Part I+II from the University of Westminster in London in 1999. She also attended the Escola T`ecnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) from 1996-97. In addition to serving as guest critic at various international schools, including the University of Hong Kong, Woodbury University, and the Southern California Institute of
Paper ID #28127Board 19: New Engineering Educators Division: Lowman’s Model GoesBack to the MoviesDr. David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth David Saftner is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He received a BS in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy and MS and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #22911Lowman’s Model Goes Back to the MoviesDr. Clifton B. Farnsworth
Paper ID #28131Board 5: Construction Engineering Division: Tailoring Construction Man-agement Instruction to the Emerging Adult LearnerDr. Robert B Austin P.E., Bowling Green State University Dr. Austin has over 30 years of heavy construction, engineering and facility experience in industrial, transportation and building projects across the full range of project delivery systems. His industry expe- rience is multi-faceted with a strong background in civil engineering and construction management on both domestic and international projects. Having served in responsible charge of projects nationwide, he possesses
. Search phrases were based on the bigideas instead. Examples include “jigs and fixtures,” and “mass customization.” This resulted in aset of 3 books (not technically textbooks) for a total of about $75 that together cover the contentsof the course.For the course on Electronics Technology the textbooks tended to be completely hands-onelectronics appropriate for a technician or hobbyist level or very mathematical at an engineeringlevel. Using the enduring understandings as search phrases, i.e. “simple circuits,” “generators,”and “circuit diagram,” rather than “electronics technology,” eventually resulted in thedevelopment of a customized textbook produced by a major publishing company.It should also be noted that one of the characteristics of the
Paper ID #21958Innovative Graduate Engineering Education Implemented with Project-focusedLearning: A Case Study—The Clemson University Deep Orange 3 VehiclePrototype ProgramDavid Schmueser, Clemson University David Schmueser joined the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU- ICAR) in August 2013 as Adjunct Professor of Automotive Engineering. He received his BS and MS degrees in Engineering Mechanics, and a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, all from the Univer- sity of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Prior to joining the CU-ICAR staff, Dr. Schmueser worked as a research engineer at Battelle