technology in materials science withethics and social responsibility (10) (11) (12). 1This integration of social context into the traditional engineering curriculum is also a focus at theUniversity of San Diego, and is a subset of a project funded by the National Science Foundation(NSF) under the Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED)program. It is the larger goal of this work to empower student engineering changemakers throughrefinement of the engineering canon. It is also a goal of this work to develop content useful forother faculty so that incorporation into another's classroom, whether in part or in full, is not suchan
Paper ID #6766Efficient and Effective Instruction in Process Simulation Across the ChemicalEngineering CurriculumDr. Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She re- ceived the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A John Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers
end of the competitions, the students haverecognized: 1) what engineering is, 2) that science/engineering can be exciting, 3) how to workon a team, 4) pride of workmanship12, 5) what an open-ended project is and how to solve theproblem13, 6) that many assumptions must be made during the course of a project and thoseassumptions are usually proven to be valid14, 15, and 7) that they have the ability to be engineers.It is hoped that the summer programs will lead many new students towards development of apersonal design approach.3. LTU Summer ProgramsA. Summer Science InstituteThe Summer Science Institute at Lawrence Technological University has been operating for over37 years. The program is recognized as one of the Midwest’s oldest and most
teaches engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and introduction to engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and the ASCE student chapter. His research interests include engineering licensure policies, civil engineering curriculum development, and the use of innovative materials on concrete bridges.Dr. Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University Ben Dymond obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben is currently an associate professor of structural engineering at Northern Arizona University.Dr. Kacie Caple D’Alessandro, Virginia Military
department.1. Related Works1.1. Retention Rates & Computing Demographics It is well documented that developing a sense of belonging is essential for student re-tention in STEM fields [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Recent work highlights how students from underrepre-sented groups, in general, have less of a sense of belonging than white men in the same field [9].And perhaps more salient, recent work documented how even after 10 years of focusing on inclu-sivity 62% of computer science students at the University of Illinois, a large R1 school, felt thatthey were not “real” computer scientists [1].1.2. Culture of Computing The importance of culture (department or college level) with respect to sense of be-longing is of
which allows us to better understand students' reasons for adopting certainlearning strategies and preferences. Alongside these insights, we identify opportunities forimproving student satisfaction and share actions we took to better support our students.I. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted higher education, with students and teachersbeing forced to adapt to emergency remote learning (ERL, or “online learning” for convenience)for over a year. As shown in Figure 1, the Fall 2020 (Sept. – Dec. 2020) and Winter 2021 (Jan. –Apr. 2021) semesters were entirely online at our university. During this time, teaching modalitiesvaried across faculties and instructors, and generally fell into one of three categories: (1)synchronous
student at University of Illinois who is interested in Software Engineering and Machine Learning.Aarya BhatiaJihong Cai, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignSujit Varadhan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sujit Varadhan is a Junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in Computer Sci- ence. He is an undergraduate research assistant as well as a frontend developer on ClassTranscribe.Mr. Rob Kooper, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rob Kooper is a lead research programmer at the software directorate at the National Center for Su- per computing Applications. He is interested in enabling scientists to do research work using software developed with the help of NCSA as well as
Scientists collect, prepare, analyze, visualize, manage and preserve large collections ofinformation [3]. To prepare a generation of workers in the skills needed for the Data Science domain, highereducational institutions need to prepare students to support the Big Data movement and the newtechnologies developed as a result of this movement [3],[4]. A Data Science program is acombination of math, statistics and computing [4]. With such a combination students candevelop reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills [4] needed to gather, process, decipherand present data in a meaningful way. Many universities are already offering Data Scienceprograms [3]. These programs vary widely in terms of core courses and electives with someconcentrating
classroom and laboratory curricula including online course platforms, and integrated technologies. She has been involved in both private and government grants as author and project director, and is currently PI of an NSF ATE grant, ”Increasing the Number of Engineering Technicians in Southeastern Pennsylvania.” A major goal of this collaborative effort with Drexel University is to connect for-credit, occupational technician education to workforce development certification programs. She was the faculty advisor to two student teams that made the final round of the NSF AACC Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) in 2016 and 2017. She and her students have been involved in STEM related outreach to local community
about the potential of non-traditional learning environments and pedagogies, the extra- and co-curricular, to address issues of inequity within educa- tional institutions. Her research focuses on the political, ideological, and personal dimensions of literacy acquisition with special attention to techno- and cyber-literacy, disciplinary self-identity formation, and techno-feminist community outreach activities.Dr. Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University Dr. Sarah B. Lee is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineer- ing at Mississippi State University and is a Gender Studies faculty affiliate. She received her BS from the Mississippi University for Women, a Master’s
Institute Management Practices in Construction Committee, (iii) ASCE Transporta- tion and Development Institute Infrastructure Systems Committee, and (iv) Construction Industry Institute Academic Committee. Dr. Ozbek teaches the courses entitled ”Construction Contracts and Project Ad- ministration”, ”Issues and Trends in Construction Management”, and a service-learning course entitled ”Applied Sustainable Project Delivery” and advises graduate and undergraduate students at Colorado State University. He also taught construction engineering and management courses as a visiting faculty for the summer sessions within the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department in the University of Colorado at Boulder
Senior Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received B.S. and M.S degrees in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Kotys-Schwartz has focused her research in engineering stu- Page 26.397.1 dent learning, retention, and student identity development within the context of engineering design. She is currently investigating the impact of cultural norms in an engineering classroom context, performing comparative studies between engineering education and professional design practices, examining
on WREK-Atlanta which uses humor to demystify science and technology. He also directs a Living Learning Community at Georgia Tech that uses humor to improve technical innovation, communication and education.Lew Lefton, Georgia Institute of Technology Lew Lefton is a faculty member in the School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech, where he is also the Director of Information Technology for the College of Sciences. He received a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Illinois. Lew is an accomplished and experienced comedian who has done stand up and improv comedy for over 25 years. He
capstone design, students need to use their previous knowledge to developsolutions to open-ended problems. A thorough solution to a capstone level problem oftenincludes an appropriate computational or mathematical analysis. However, faculty are oftendisappointed in engineering students‟ ability to recognize when and how to apply mathematicalanalysis to their particular design solutions. This study assessed the capability of seniorengineering students to apply mathematical modeling to design, and began the process of testingclassroom interventions to rectify certain weaknesses.This research was constructed around a framework that identifies 6 steps in mathematicalmodeling1. Students were given a scenario and asked to assist a hypothetical design
Page 15.22.4leads to the need for the other typ type of data. The connection may occur in multipl iple ways, such asparticipant selection and instrume ment development and validation among others.4. Quantitizing and QualitizingOne of the three ways that Cresw swell (2007) posits that data can be mixed is to merge me the data atthe analysis stage by quantitizingng or qualitizing one data set. The term quantitizi izing has beenused to
, and government organizations, including tDr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University.Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm located in Chapel Hill, N.C. She is a certified program evaluator and a faculty development consultant. Brent received her B.A. from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., her M.Ed. f ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Highlighting Community Cultural Wealth of Black Students Raised in the United States by
the first Beach Monitoring program in coordination with the PR Tourism Office and the Blue Flag pro- gram (A world renowned eco-label) and implemented the first Total Maximum Daily Load Program in PR. Professionally Dr. Santiago has been recognized with the 2019 El Paso Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. This is the first time in more than 30 years that a UTEP faculty wins this prestigious award and the 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers’ Texas Section ”Service to the People” award. This award honors civil engineers who have distinguished themselves with special service to the people and bring credit to their profession through community activities that are visible to the
applyingsustainability to their design work. As a general trend based on the alumni data, women alsotended to feel less confident in applying sustainability to their design work. However, they weremore interested in the concept than men. This paper will suggest improvements in ALMs relatedto sustainability concepts at Boise State University.IntroductionIn recent years, sustainability concepts have piqued an interest in many professionalcommunities and have been emphasized in workforce development and student education [1],[2]. With interest in sustainability rising, many universities have begun integrating sustainabilityconcepts into their engineering curriculum [3]–[5]. Many universities, including Boise StateUniversity (BSU), introduced sustainable concepts
course.In partnership with the ASP program, we developed a new lab section reserved for ASP studentswhich focused on creating a supportive learning community. Our pilot started with two sectionsenrolling 20 students each. A first emphasis was building community between students. To fostercommunity, instructors provided students with multiple, structured opportunities to engage withone another during lab, including working together in lab teams and reflecting on and sharingtheir values and interests. We also built connections between students and instructors by creatingdedicated office hours that were staffed by the ASP lab instructors (non-ASP students use asystem where the instructor assisting may not be known by the student), requiring office
. Anwar also holds an M.Sc in Computer Science from Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan. Dr. Anwar is passionate about research and teaching, specifically translating research into evidence-based teaching practices. For her research, she is particularly interested in designing interventions that help develop students' understanding of conceptually hard concepts in STEM courses. She was awarded the 2020 outstanding researcher award by the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Also, she is the recipient of Apprentice Faculty Grant Award, 2022 by ERM division, ASEE. Dr. Anwar has over 13 years of teaching experience, including the University of Florida (Department of Engineering
, remedialeducation is also associated with a lower graduation probability. Students who take remedialcoursework who do graduate are less likely to do so in an engineering major, and they takeroughly one third of an additional year in order to complete their degree. Remediation appears tohave less of a negative impact on women and racially minoritized students compared to theircounterpart students. Research findings help inform engineering programs, faculty, university administrators,and other stakeholders regarding the role of remedial education in engineering and whether itaids students from academically disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue and succeed inengineering. The results have the potential to significantly advance our understanding of
prepare these specific assignments.Teaching in the age of COVID-19The onset of COVID-19 accelerated a teaching and learning revolution, especially with respectto technology, with the higher education community developing a greater appreciation of howtechnology could be used to support student learning [6]. Students themselves are digital2natives who are more adapted to learning through technology than those teaching them. Assuch, they are acutely aware of what enhances their student learning experience. For example,a recent survey suggests that live lectures are more appreciated than pre-recorded ones, andstudents demonstrate a preference for eye contact and visual expressions from tutors (eventhough they themselves might be invisible) [7].An
Paper ID #40276The Superstition Lecture: The Music Theory of Stevie Wonder as aMetaphor for Computing Levels of AbstractionDr. Matthew Morrison, University of Notre Dame Matthew A. Morrison is an Associate Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and the ACM, and the co-organizer of the Design Automation Conference Summer School. Dr. Morrison has won Best Paper Awards at the IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, Cadence CDNLive, and the IEEE VLSI Symposium. He was the recipient of the 2018 NACADA Global Academic Advising Award for Faculty
also served on committees at state and national levels that developed P-12 engineering education standards. In recognition of his work, Dr. Love has received awards from professional organizations such as the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Prior to Dr. Love’s employment at Penn State University’s Capital Campus he was a tenured associate professor and program coordinator of T&E education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Accident Occurrences and Safety Issues Reported by Mid-Atlantic P-12 Engineering Educators
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The impact of department diversity on student persistence and success in engineeringAbstract Engineering education continues to see lower representation and graduation rates fromtraditionally minoritized student populations. Research on minoritized student successemphasizes the importance of developing a sense of belonging; however, this can be difficult forunderrepresented and minoritized students who do not see many others like them in their classes.Under these circumstances, students from underrepresented populations can feel like they do notbelong in engineering, particularly at U.S. institutions with predominantly
) numerical simulations of earthquake source physics, which relates to her graduate work, and (2) developing, imple- menting, and assessing the effectiveness of educational interventions that support student persistence in STEM.Mr. Spencer Edwin Chan, Loyola Marymount University Spencer Chan is an undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), majoring in Mechan- ical Engineering. He is an activist for better understanding the underlying reasons that lead to student success. In addition to engineering education research, he was also involved in research under Dr. Omar Es-Said at LMU to improve the mechanical properties of MGAz31-B through cold rolling and heat treat- ments.Dr. Julian K. Saint Clair, Loyola
Paper ID #34799Oral Proficiency Exams in High-Enrollment Computer Science CoursesDr. Scott J. Reckinger, University of Illinois at Chicago Scott J. Reckinger is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial En- gineering and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2013. His research interests in computational fluid dynamics are focused on the development and application of advanced numerical methodologies and model development for the study of multi-scale fluid systems
before progressing to thenext course. The traditional model of success and progression in higher education (i.e., the notion ofpassing a course based upon a single final grade) does not support this model. However, the informationfrom the mastery grading approach could be viewed as a portfolio of student achievement in that course.The student portfolio provides insights into what was learned, what challenged the students, and the gapsthat still exist after each course in a student’s problem-solving approach. The development of thisportfolio across multiple courses creates a broad picture of each student’s ability in mechanics that couldbe carried forward as a vehicle for tracking their success in each course. In this paper we show how themastery
excerpts of studentresponses.In addition to reporting on the research question itself, this paper will serve as a process guide foranalysis of a small set of qualitative data in the context of chemical engineering education. Theintent is to make thematic analysis more accessible for faculty who might otherwise not considerthis approach in pedagogical work.IntroductionLaboratory courses are often the first, and sometimes only, place where undergraduate ChemicalEngineering students encounter real Chemical Engineering equipment and work in a large-scalelaboratory environment. Beyond technical and sensory experience, capstone laboratory alsoaffords students the ability to practice other critical skills, such as safety, experimental planning
Careers in the Chemical Sciences. She received an associate degree from Yavapai College, a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from New Mexico State University, and a doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of Arizona. She was a staff scientist at the Idaho National Laboratory for twelve years before joining the faculty at Northern Arizona University.Dr. Angelina E. Castagno, Northern Arizona University Angelina E. Castagno, PhD, is the Director of the Din´e Institute for Navajo Nation Educators, and a Pro- fessor of Educational Leadership and Foundations at Northern Arizona University. Her teaching, research, and consulting focus on equity and diversity in U.S. schools, with a focus on Indigenous education