Paper ID #43738Enhancing Teaching Evaluation in Engineering Education: An Explorationof the Theory of RatingMayar Madboly, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Mayar Madboly is currently a PhD student in the department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University. Her research focuses on the issues in teaching evaluation, teaching effectiveness, and teamwork dynamics in engineering student and practitioner teams. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Energy Engineering from the faculty of Engineering in Cairo University in Egypt.Dr. Nicole P
Paper ID #44411Enhancing Knowledge Surveys with an Intellectual Humility ScaleDr. Kyle Luthy, Wake Forest University Dr. Kyle Luthy is an Assistant Professor and founding faculty member in the Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University. Kyle has taught across the engineering curriculum and placed intentional focus on the virtue of humility. Kyle holds a Ph.D. and a MS in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, as well as BS degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science from Louisiana State University. As an educator, he brings professional experience as an engineer
rigorous method for assessing individuals' commitment to group workshould be further explored and developed in academia. These problems stem from a mixtureof weaknesses in student assessment, issues with student management, and individualdiscipline; the following are some ways we have suggested to address this issue [4]:⚫ Regular feedback from students on a daily basis should be collected in order to make sure that they feel comfortable with the project, understand the instructions clearly, and feel comfortable working with the rest of their team.⚫ Continuous monitoring should be carried out, in order to make sure that the project instructions are actually being followed and that the group project is progressing in the right direction
patterns and trends in studentresponses that reveal their conceptual thinking and reasoning. This poster paper will provide anoverview of our current progress in manually coding student responses and fine-tuning LLMs.BackgroundConceptually Challenging Questions and Short-Answer ExplanationsWe use the term concept questions to describe qualitative, multiple-choice questions that requirestudents to identify foundational concepts and then apply them in new situations. Conceptquestions are sometimes called “ConcepTests” [3] and are a common type of clicker question[35]. These concept questions are often used within active learning practices, like PeerInstruction [3], to help students process conceptual knowledge and develop conceptualunderstanding
possibly evenly more important are well designed and executed exhibits,particularly equations, tables, and graphs. The laboratory instructor faces a challenging task inpresenting both the general concepts of report writing and the details and techniques that areneeded to allow the concepts to be implemented. Furthermore, the instructor is stronglychallenged to effectively motivate the students to apply these concepts in detail. Indeed, formany students the engineering laboratory course appears to be their initial experience with a taskin which detailed quality control of any type is emphasized. This experience of this laboratory instructor has prompted the development of a genericchecklist of the concepts and details relevant to efficient
California, San Diego Dr. Sandoval is the Associate Director of the Teaching + Learning Commons at the University of Cali- fornia, San Diego. She earned a PhD in Adult Education-Human Resource Development. Her research interests include adult learning and development, faculty deProf. Curt Schurgers, University of California San Diego Curt Schurgers is a Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in exploration and
physics from Grove City College in 2001, and a Ph.D. in physics from Penn State University in 2009. He is currently an associate professor and chair of the Physics Department at Gannon University, Erie, PA.Dr. Wookwon Lee, Gannon University Wookwon Lee, P.E. received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Inha University, Korea, in 1985, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Electrical and Cyber Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Prior to joining Gannon in 2007, he had been involved in various research and development projects in industry and
Paper ID #10242The Evolution of Tactile and Digital Learning Preferences in UndergraduateEngineering EducationDr. Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkDr. Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Kathy Jackson is a senior research associate at Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. In this position, she promotes Penn State’s commitment to enriching teaching and learning. Dr. Jackson works in all aspects of education including faculty development, instructional design, engineering education, learner support, and evaluation.Dr. Linda C
in the classroom. Lastly, the authors wouldlike to acknowledge all the student participants from Fall 2023 for their commitment and interestin education scholarship.REFERENCES[1] New Directions for Chemical Engineering. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2022. doi: 10.17226/26342.[2] M. Prince, M. Borrego, C. Henderson, S. Cutler, and J. Froyd, ‘Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Core Chemical Engineering Courses’, Chem Eng Educ, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 27–37, 2013.[3] H. Sturtevant and L. Wheeler, ‘The STEM Faculty Instructional Barriers and Identity Survey (FIBIS): development and exploratory results’, Int J STEM Educ, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 35, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.1186/s40594-019-0185-0
A New Approach for an Undergraduate Mechanics of Materials Course that Integrates Theory, Analysis, Verification and Design Joseph J. Rencis, Hartley T. Grandin, Jr. Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Arkansas/Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstract This paper presents a description of a first undergraduate course in mechanics ofmaterials. Although many of the features of this course have been used by other faculty andpresented formally in textbooks, the authors believe they have united them in a way thatproduces a course that is unique and innovative. The title of the paper includes Theory,Analysis, Verification and Design to
discovered ways in which domesticstudents use ChatGPT to succeed in their classes.ChatGPT: Pros and Cons, and Usage in the Classroom ChatGPT is a conversational chatbot developed by artificial intelligence companyOpenAI, built upon their proprietary large language models GPT-3/3.5/4 [1], and soon boastedthe world’s largest user-base within the first three months of its launch [23]. It is designed toreceive text-based prompts as user input, and returns text- or image-based outputs. ChatGPT isdesigned as an all-inclusive solution for a large range of queries, from ones with objectiveresponses (e.g., math problems, trivia questions, etc.) to those necessitating a more discursiveresponse (e.g., argumentative essays, summarizations, etc
asking about what subjects they use AI for, what they use AI for, and what causesthem to not use it. Turning to their computing courses, we determine their use of AI, how usefulthey find AI tools, how they ensure academic integrity, and how they characterize theircomputing courses’ framing of the use of AI tools.We found that the majority of students pay for GenAI tools despite readily available freeversions. Students use GenAI tools primarily to understand jargon, such as understandingteacher-written programming assignment prompts and developer-written compiler messages asopposed to potentially problematic uses such as generating code. In fact, students’ mainmotivation to not use GenAI tools on graded assignments was they like to do their own
engineering, the coursework isdemanding, and the pace of teaching accelerates quickly, meaning students need to adapt swiftly[7], [8]. Without proper support systems to aid in this acclimation, many students are leftgrappling with the demands of their degree, which can lead them to reconsider their decision tomajor in engineering [8]. Students must overcome the common challenges that lead to attrition,including lack of readiness, poor advising, faculty approachability, and peer support [8], [9]. Asstudents progress through their engineering degree, they overcome or persist through thesechallenges. By their fourth-year, engineering students are in a much different position, inpossession of a distinct perspective as a result of years of experience and
societal impact of engineering infrastructure.Dr. Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and instructional change in STEM Education. Prior to being a faculty member, London worked at the National Science Foundation, GE Healthcare, and Anheuser-Busch. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. American c Society for Engineering
revisited study [9]). Other reasonsincluded external pressures, a chilly climate for underrepresented students, and changinginterests. As it pertains to attrition of women in chemical engineering specifically, one study findsno gendered patterns in attrition ([5]), while another found that, at institutions which were moresuccessful in retaining women, providing real world experiences, the impression that faculty careabout them, and forming connections with female peers were all factors that contributed tostudent persistence [6].The issue of representation in STEM is usually conceptualized as a “leaky pipeline,” where welose students at certain critical junctures in their careers. This metaphor has fallen out of favorrecently because it fails to
mechanics, structural engineering, and introduction to engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and with 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. ©American Society for Engineering
developed and implemented culturally informed library services, expanded its personnel four-fold, and re-established its physical locations as culturally safe spaces for Indigenous library users. Alex co-authored ASU Li- brary’s first land acknowledgement statement, is the recipient of the Society of American Archivists 2022 Archival Innovator Award, and recently was awarded a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for ”Firekeepers: Building Archival Data Sovereignty through Indigenous Memory Keeping,” a three-year project to preserve Indigenous knowledge through community-based participatory archival partnerships with Arizona’s Tribal communities. Alex’s journey to librarianship comes after years of
support structure inplace, and an incentive system with multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate minimumcompetency through exam retakes. It also includes modifications and additional learningopportunities for students to earn higher course grades. The paper compares the experiences ofthe students in this course to those of the original paper. It also includes student and instructorassessment along with suggestions for continued improvement.1. Introduction As a faculty member begins to approach a new course, they first determine the learningoutcomes the course needs to cover. Then, they build course activities, assignments, and examsaround these learning outcomes so that students can learn them and be assessed on theircompetence. Most
Paper ID #33395The Impact of Brief, Detached, Mandated Verbal Participation Activitieson Student Learning Habits in an Introductory CourseAbigail E. Heinz, Rowan University Abigail Heinz is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Rowan University.Matthew Strauss, I am a recent graduate from Rowan University with a degree in Entrepreneurship Engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering.Dr. Mary Staehle, Rowan University Dr. Mary Staehle is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University. Before joining the faculty at Rowan, Dr. Staehle worked at the
STEM jobs worldwide [23].With regard to positions for women in academia, the same study has uncovered thealarming 50%-40%-30%-20% progression of students, assistant professors, associateprofessors, and full professors in STEM disciplines. In a survey of 4500 female IEEEmembers [24], women technologists said they had faced demeaning comments,inappropriate job-interview questions, and exclusion from networking events. Nearlyhalf experienced sexist behavior at off-site meetings or conferences. In the domain of computer science and engineering, with which I am mostfamiliar, a disturbing roller-coaster-like pattern has developed. In the early days ofdigital computing, around the mid-20th century, women were very much involved intechnological
would like to thank San Jos´e State University’s (SJSU) Office of Diversity, Equity, andInclusion, the SJSU Center for Faculty Development, the American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Inclusion across the Nation ofCommunities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science(INCLUDES) Aspire alliance for the workshops held during spring of 2020 that inspired thecurrent work. The author is also immensely grateful to Dr. Ana Fogel for her support in thewriting of the current paper through discussions from her perspective as a psychoanalyst.References [1] A. D. Edgcomb and F. Vahid, “Effectiveness of online textbooks vs. interactive web-native content.” Atlanta
students up to multidisciplinary teams of10-12. The primary focus of the remaining portion of ME404 is to utilize the engineering designprocess to develop the basic design. Students then take ME496: Mechanical System Design,where they must build and demonstrate a working prototype of their design. Of approximately 12Capstone Design Teams, three teams were selected for this study based on the faculty advisor’sinterest in team problem solving processes and willingness to participate in this study. The threeteams in the case study represented the full spectrum of team sizes as one had 4 members (TeamDesign-Build-Fly), one had 6 members (Team Spirit Tank) and the largest team had 10 members(Team Baja
freshman calculus and physics courses, andspecial on-line, “bridge courses” to foster interest among high school students in engineering andSTEM careers generally before they get to college.2.3 Social Stress ModelIn an effort to provide a sound, research-based foundation for “Engineers of Tomorrow”, theprogram faculty adapted a well known, robust model of drug and alcohol prevention known asthe “Social Stress Model” first mentioned in the psychosocial research by Jason and Rhodes inthe 1980s 3, 4. “The social stress model of substance abuse builds upon and integrates knowledgefrom numerous psychosocial theories and models. According to this theory, the likelihood of anindividual engaging in drug abuse is a function of the stress level and extent
Paper ID #22722Take Flight Robotics: A STEM Education Workshop for High School Stu-dentsMiss Elyse Hill, University of Guelph I am a first year PhD student with current interests in control and estimation theory and pedagogy research. I hope to obtain a faculty position in mechanical engineering post-PhD and combine my interests into a new field of research.Mr. Andrew Lee, University of Guelph Lee has applied his mechanical engineering knowledge and STEM teaching skills as a camp assistant in the Take Flight Robotics program, a summer experience designed to engage and inspire high school interested in STEM fields. In
Paper ID #16392Assessing Learning Outcomes and Evaluating Graduate Student Perceptionsof a Flipped ClassroomDr. Dan Zalewski, University of Dayton Dan Zalewski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management & Systems at the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the faculty at UD, he was a Senior Military Professor and Assistant professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in operations research from the Air Force Institute of Technology and his M.S. from George Mason University. He is a member of ASEE and IIE.Dr. Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton Kellie
. Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University - Erie Paul C. Lynch received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Lynch is a member of AFS, SME, IIE, and ASEE. Dr. Lynch’s primary research interests are in metal casting, manufacturing systems, and engineering education. Dr. Lynch has been recognized by Alpha Pi Mu, IIE, and the Pennsylvania State University for his scholarship, teaching, and advising. He received the Outstanding Industrial Engineering Faculty Award in 2011, 2013, 2015, and the Penn State Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Alumni Faculty Appreciation Award in 2013, and the Outstanding Advising Award in the College of Engineering in 2014
instrumentation.These subsequent laboratories addressed bioamplifer fundamentals [22], active lowpass filters[13], biomedical electrodes [13, 14], and photoplethysmographs. Facets of some of theselaboratories have been described in prior publications because these learning experiences hadbeen previously used as test cases for earlier portable instrumentation developed by KSU facultyin collaboration with faculty at East Carolina University [13-15]. These five scripted laboratorieswere followed by a wearable electrocardiograph (ECG) project that incorporated elements of theprior labs and offered a significant design component. While students also used the AD2 unitsduring this ECG project, the project itself is not described here because (a) the first
,the fewer interviews are needed in order to reach saturation [13]. For this study, the participantsample is relatively homogenous, for example all ELC participants were college freshmen. Theinterview script and research question are both specific (Appendix A). This leads to theconclusion that three interviews are enough to reach saturation for the purposes of this study.The participants’ identities were kept confidential from all faculty members through a 2-step de-identification schema that is kept on a password-protected server, per IRB approval#1807353208. All interviews were recorded using a personal device and immediately deletedupon transcription. Transcripts have been de-identified as described above and stored on apassword protected
University for his scholarship, teaching, and advising. He received the Outstanding Industrial Engineering Faculty Award in 2011 and 2013 for his work in undergraduate education at Penn State. Dr. Lynch worked as a regional production engineer for Universal Forest Products prior to pursuing his graduate degrees. He is currently a Lecturer and Academic Adviser in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.Cynthia Bober, Penn State University Cynthia Bober is a senior at Penn State University pursuing an Integrated M.S./B.S. Degree in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Six Sigma Methodology. As a Schreyer Honors Collegr scholar, she is writing
education,since the strength and dimension of students learning styles vary.(7-10) This study presents amulti-style teaching/learning approach called the workbook strategy implemented in theDepartment of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Weplan to share the elements and outcome of this strategy with other engineering departmentsacross the Nation. Page 9.505.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education2..Basis for Development of Workbook StrategyAmong