the civic engagement elements of the courseThe course has been taught twice and during each iteration the intentionality of civic engagementhas been revised. During the first iteration, students were introduced to civic engagement as partof the project; however, there was no reflection or assignment to assess how much learning incivic engagement was realized. During the second iteration, students were again introduced tocivic engagement and they were asked to reflect on their experiences and learning as it related tocivic engagement. Table 1 shows the course demographics of the engineering students and thegirl scout participants.Course DemographicsCourse Offering Spring 2023 Spring 2024# of students
. • Breakdown of the management structure.Through the CDIO curriculum framework, instructors may develop a curriculum that facilitatesengineering students’ creativity and ingenuity in solving everyday problems, which is aninnovative way of formulating solutions. The case study demonstrates a complex problem thatcan be broken into simple parts and made applicable to engineering training. Project-basedlearning and using a hands-on approach are essential ways of assessing students' ability toinnovate solutions and solve real-world problems.Communities taking charge and participating in their development is an innovative way to bringwater – a critical infrastructure into their homes. Simplified design and construction techniquesapplied by the community
-solving skills [2]. Topics such as smart grids, solar energy, wind turbines as wellas basic electrical engineering principles were explored.Interactive lab simulation experiments on industry-grade training equipment brought studentscloser to the smart grid, covering transmission line concepts demonstrating varying loadconditions, transmission efficiency and fault conditions.Hands-on solar energy activates allowed students to investigate solar panels ultimatelyintegrating them into a model tiny house. The solar panels were assessed under varying lightingconditions and angle relative to the light source. After investigating the available output voltageusing a handheld multimeter, the panels were installed on the roof of the house with the ability
aspirations.Lastly, the survey highlights the desire for a customizable, project-based learning approach withan emphasis on affordability, efficiency, and support. These insights suggest that students arenot only looking for flexible scheduling and cost-effective options, but also value high-quality,relevant content that aligns with their professional goals. Offering shorter, focused content,more project-based assessments, and timely support could help make the MSEM program moreattractive and responsive to the needs of prospective students. Future studies will addressemployer perspectives on the UARK MSEM program as well as how the program curriculumcompares to other EM programs.In conclusion, by focusing on flexibility, affordability, and clear
, with scores for Navigational and Aspirational Capital being particularlyhigh. The items composing Spiritual Capital have lower average scores, which may be due to its bimodaldistribution. Students tend to be either spiritual or not spiritual, with few falling in the gray area between.Here, we avoid ranking specific subgroups of students (e.g. first-generation college students, transferstudents, women) by their average CCW scores, which runs the risk of reifying the assessment status quo(Garcia et al., 2018). Future researchers might consider using pattern recognition techniques, like clusteranalysis, to identify groups with different constellations of CCW (Reeping et al., 2023). Cluster analysisalso avoids grouping students by pre-imposed
difference.Measuring the EffectivenessAnonymous surveys were administered to assess students' perceptions of the integratedapproach, its impact on their learning, and overall satisfaction. Ethical approval for this studywas obtained from the University of Toronto under protocol number RIS Protocol Number46956. A mixed-methods research design was employed, combining quantitative survey datawith qualitative feedback from open-ended questions.The goal of the survey was to ask the students on their experience to answer our researchquestions. For our first research question, “Does incorporating cross-disciplinary content inprogramming labs improve students’ perceptions of real-world applications of programming?”,we asked students to what extent related-to-other
, and promote environmentallypositive practices. Balancing local and global products is essential. When starting a business,consider international factors and competition that could impact development. Given its scaleand scope, economic justice, environmental protection, and worker protection are necessary forthriving in the global economy.Limitations and IssuesThe work described in this research article has inherent limitations and issues. As I continue towork on this project, I will continue to improve results in these regards:• A comprehensive assessment model would evaluate students' understanding of globalization, critical analysis, research quality, communication skills, ethical and cultural awareness, practical application
the carpet and EVA. b) Determine the relationship between Fat (friction force) and Wfat (work done by friction). c) Identify which cluster represents the greatest energy loss. d) Determine which material the student would choose to cover their steel track.EvaluationA pre-and post-lesson knowledge assessment was conducted using a Likert-typequestionnaire (appendix A). The experiment was conducted with approximately 340students divided into groups of 3 to 4 in laboratory classes (100 minutes). Around 119students responded to the questionnaire. Pre-class % Post-class %Subject Question % Difference
exciting areas of ML and a variety of applications.One avenue for future work is assessing the effectiveness of the intro to ML course at meetingits goals. In an informal survey at the end of the first course offering, most students agreed thatthe course improved their understanding of math expressions, their coding ability, and their un-derstanding of ML concepts. In addition to collecting further student survey data on their per-ceptions of learning, a tool such as the Engineering Computational Thinking Diagnostic (ECTD)[17] would be useful to more rigorously evaluate whether students’ improved their computationalthinking skills.Another avenue of future work is comparing the intro to ML course to ML courses at other uni-versities by looking at
resulting in a 3D tolerance zone. The tolerancezone is the space between two concentric cylinders (the hollow cylinder shown in Fig. 1b). Likecircularity, cylindricity checks a feature’s form independently of any other features and no datumsare provided in the FCF. The tolerance value in the FCF is the difference in radius between the twoconcentric cylinders. Cylindricity can only check cylindrical features.To check circularity and cylindricity, a measuring system that uses computer technology is required[1], however, this can be expensive. One assessment method for circularity and cylindricity isMinimum Radial Separation (MRS) [1] which requires the radial distance between the highest andlowest points (i.e., the distance from the axis to the
significantly mitigated the effects of poverty onachievement [5]. Similarly, prior research on a small group of chemical engineering studentsfound that a growth mindset intervention narrowed the existing gender gap for the control group,in which women had lower growth mindset than men [6]. These findings suggest that growthmindset can also have non-academic impacts.With the goal of increasing growth mindset among our students, we first wanted to assess thestudents that we do have and what factors correlated with growth mindset. This work is acontinuation of our previous work where we looked at engineering identity, collective self-esteem, belonging, peer inclusion, and hegemonic masculinity and found significant differencesin all scales for men vs
aerospace and mechanicalengineering through this internship.At Marshall Space Flight Center, the ET30 division conducts structural strength testing onarticles to find various components and evaluate how they withstand extreme forces that thecustomer will need to know. This is executed by applying and reacting to extreme loads usingcompression, tension, and torsion. Many environmental properties (temperature, pressure, andhumidity) can be tested by environmental simulations, which are critical in assessing thedurability of the components in actual space conditions.The objective was to gather vital data for customers like the United Launch Alliance (ULA). Oneof the major projects worked on involves ULA’s Vulcan Rocket, for which ET30 testedcomponents
Paper ID #48634Data Analytics for Faculty Success and Career DevelopmentDr. Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University Alyson Eggleston is an Associate Professor in the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine and Director of Evaluation for the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Her research and teaching background focus on program assessment, STEM technical communication, industry-informed curricula, and educational outcomes veteran and active duty students.Dr. Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Pennsylvania State University Robert Rabb is the associate dean for education in the College of
circles and Appreciate Inquiry impact relationship building among participants, and what are the outcomes of these relationships? 2. How does the framework assist (or impede) program participants in achieving the program objectives? 3. What are the long-term impacts of the framework several years after program completion?To explore these questions, we implemented a three-year mixed-methods assessment consisting of annualsurveys of first-year faculty mentees and follow-up interviews with third-year mentees and mentors. Theinterviews explored four core areas: (1) relationship building within mentoring circles and resultingcollaborations; (2) influence on professional development in teaching, research, and service; (3
meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors (Student Outcome 2) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts (Student Outcome 4)It is common practice for undergraduate engineering programs to use the senior capstone projectto assess the abilities of students to meet these ABET student outcomes [7]. Considering the mid-twentieth century definition of engineering as “applied science”, capstone projects are a logicalplace for students to
an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served
projects which I have supervised senior projects from 2012 topresent at PVAMU. I would like to develop new undergraduate and graduate courses in alternative andclean energy, process safety, engineering project management, innovation in oil and gas exploration andemergent technologies. I will demonstrate and show genuine interest to help my students in doing theirbest in their courses, encourage them to participate in class discussion and have open door policy on of-fice hours for my students and complement with virtual office hours using SKYPE and others. Use thecourse assessment results to improve my teaching skills and use of innovative technologies when avail-able with practical industrial examples to aid students in better understanding of the
background (e.g., education, teachingexperience, and expectations from this project) and 15 items on a 5-point Likert scale (1 =strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree) concerning their beliefs about the EDP and itsimplementation in their course. An example of an item is: “To what extent do you agree with thefollowing statements relating to APPLICATION OF ENGINEERING DESIGN: Throughout myengineering courses, I provide instruction addressing these objectives and identify problems thatcould be solved through engineering design.”Teachers also completed a weekly enactment survey for each module (week) throughout the unitimplementation. The enactment surveys were designed to assess teacher fidelity regardingcurriculum implementation. Most of the survey
includes 21 Likertscale items (1-5 scale) based on five computing constructs established from Hoegh and Moskal’s[33] research. The five constructs of the CAQ include: • Definition - measures one’s understanding of the definition of computing • Comfort – measures one’s comfort level with teaching computing concepts • Interest – measures one’s level of interest in teaching computing • Classroom applications - measures one’s attitude about integrating computing concepts in their courses • Career/Future Use - measures one’s attitude regarding the influence they believe computing will have on their students’ future academic and career choices.Leonard et al. [34] used this instrument to assess changes in the computing
direct results(e.g., course assessments) to corroborate student self-reported indirect evidence collected throughsurveys. So, discussion and conclusion drawn can only be categorized as preliminary. Nonetheless,this student produced a preponderance of positive student comments (67) about casting inCapstone that far outweighs negative comments (12). Plus, there was a general tendency forstudents from the group that did not perform casting to describe the technique and opportunity tolearn about it as favorably or even more favorably than the group that performed casting. This evidence, through circumstantial and anecdotal suggests that adding casting toCapstone is at least equally beneficial to student learning and enjoyment as adding a
assessing theimpact of remote learning in the spring of 2020, students and faculty discussed difficulties withclassroom engagement via online platforms and fatigue associated with spending hours a dayattending online classes [12]. Particularly for students in engineering, a lack of hands-on learningduring this period was perceived to create an experience deficit that might reverberate in lateryears. Another qualitative study followed first-year engineering students over time to understandto what extent their perceptions and experiences about online learning changed [13]. This studyfound that many anxieties about online learning remained throughout the course of thequalitative study, and that students were particularly concerned about their ability
-specific data from the survey were used to assess how student comfort with relevantfabrication methods changed throughout the semester. Effects of prior outside exposure to thesefabrication methods and gender were also explored. Results showed that student comfort levelwith each fabrication method generally increased throughout the semester in the 3 courses inresponse to different assignment types. The greatest increases in comfort were seen from projectsthat required students to engage with fabrication methods to which they had little previousexposure. In some cases, the comfort levels developed from shorter practical assignments werenot statistically different than those from multi-week projects. This study suggests that lecturesmay be a good
reform is much more modest. The NationalScience Foundation has incentivized reform through a variety of programs with associatedfunding for research and the implementation of change [19], [20]. Yet, when considering thenumber of engineering programs nationwide, comprehensive change throughout institutions ofhigher education has been modest. Industry, government, professional organizations, andengineering education researchers who have taken on the task of assessing the current state andneeds of today’s engineering graduates are growing. Findings indicate that largely, recentgraduates are lacking skills needed to drive the economic transformation that is needed fornations to remain competitive [21]. Digital literacy and skill development is
enrolled in the culture of environmental impactassessments. Environmental impact that attends to disparate impact of underserved communitieshistorically has not been included in environmental impact work. In 1993, the ClintonAdministration did incorporate risk assessment in US regulatory processes, which then was takenup by the EPA in an environmental justice initiative. In the EPA’s definition of environmentaljustice, they stated “that no one group of people, including racial, ethnic or socioeconomicgroups, should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences”(Clinton Administration, 1993). Further, Executive Order 12898 under the ClintonAdministration was assigned as “Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice
Paper ID #36735Future World Vision Integrated into a First-Year Civil Engineering CourseDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, En- vironmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director of the Integrated Design Engineering program. She has previously served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty di- rector of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning
byengineering work. The third criteria, acknowledging political agency/mobilizing power, refers toan engineer acknowledging the political agency of themselves and of the communities that theyserve in order to organize and rally resources. The final three criteria come directly from thedefinition of social justice. Increasing opportunities and resources refers to assessing increasedopportunities and resources that are needed in partnership with members of the community beingserved. Similarly, reducing imposed risks and harms refers to assessing risk and harms and howthey are distributed and tolerated in partnership with the community. The final criteria,enhancing human capabilities, highlights the overall goal of E4SJ, towards which all the
NA NA 10The participants for this study are masters and doctoral STEM students in the IR program.Students in Cohort 3 have completed only one year in the program, while those in Cohort 3 arenear completion, providing a diverse set of perspectives. The IR program has funded 37 doctoralstudents overall and graduated 7 as of the Fall of 2022. To date, 68 interviews have beencollected for program assessment and 59 include consent for research; those who consented forthis specific study have had their perspectives on influences on their development asinterdisciplinary scholars tracked over time (48 interviews from Table 1).As is typical of inductive qualitative research, the semi-structured interviews called
Paper ID #38482Panel: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives onAdvancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130YearsDr. Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Baishakhi Bose is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL). Her cur- rent research focus is on life cycle assessment of novel polymers, building materials and plastic recycling processes. She obtained her PhD. in Materials Engineering from Purdue University in 2021. Since 2014, she has taught courses in Civil, Materials and First Year Engineering to undergraduates, and mentored
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