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expedited agrowing trend 24. In response to the pandemic, institutions were tasked with quickly shiftingcourse content to online platforms, resulting in a disregard for instructional deliveryconsiderations25. Course development and delivery in the online environment is inherentlydifferent from that in the conventional classroom26 as technology, student assessment, andmethods to foster student success require different approaches. The sudden shift to onlinelearning during the pandemic required courses to be adapted quickly, often neglectingconsiderations to online course delivery best practices. Even prior to the pandemic, manyinstitutions lacked the incentives, training, and resources needed to effectively facilitate andpromote online learning 27
individualfiles or folders. In evaluating the text, Leximancer runs two forms of analysis simultaneously: asemantic analysis that pulls on the characteristics of entities, words, or compilations of words, anda relational assessment that is determined by the frequency of occurrence 16 . This creates a catalogof terms that are ranked according to their rate of recurrence and interrelationships with eachother. Leximancer then develops a thesaurus of interrelated words, clustered by their semanticand relational connection, labeled as concepts. Then the interrelated concepts are merged to formtopics. The preliminary result is a list of thematic topics, containing concepts and text extractedfrom the data to refer to each concept. The extracted text can be
preparesstudents by familiarizing them with the difficult decisions they will be required to make inprofessional practice. ABET, the engineering program accreditation body, acknowledges thevalue of early, appropriate training within their program guidelines “Criteria for ChemicalEngineering Curriculum” which states that recognition and assessment of the hazards associatedwith chemical processes must be included in the curriculum for program accreditation [6]. Basedon this requirement, many institutions have taken the approach to integrate process safety intotheir curriculum using video case studies, adding entire courses to cover hazard identification,and including safety lectures in design courses[7]–[9]. A common theme missing from thesemethods is
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sus- tainability assessment of renewable and non-renewable energy resources with emphasis on analysis and optimization of transportation processes in multiproduct pipeline systems. She also serves as a teaching assistant at Rowan University Chemical Engineering Department courses in Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, and Process Dynamics and Controls. She is the graduate student mentor of the junior/senior engineering clinic for the industrial project funded by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and the ExxonMobil Lubricant Oil Blending Facility Paulsboro NJ. Swapna is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as well as a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS
manual survey from the SHMhands-on exercise. Targeted assessments explore whether the approach of the smartphone motionexperiment might improve learning and how students think about wave motion. Students wereasked to answer questions after the smartphone motion experiment. The questions representconcepts taught in class and prompt the students for written explanation. The student’s responsesindicate the hands-on SHM experiment is vital to learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.Teaching MethodsWith little warning or training, STEM teachers across the country were expected to transition fromin-person to distance learning within a matter of days in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whatis effective teaching to engage students when they aren’t in
% 2.53%The internal consistency of the items was assessed using Cronbach Alpha. For our research, theinternal consistency is considered adequate when the value of Cronbach Alpha is above 0.6 for thecombined items of each construct. The Cronbach Alpha is calculated as the ratio of true varianceof the responses to the total variance. Table 2 presenting the constructs, description, CronbachAlpha, and items shows that the students’ responses are within adequate consistency. It is to notethat the internal consistency for both Study I and Study II are combined, also all our analysis wasdone using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software. Table 2. Internal Consistency and Description for the Survey Items
what they learned well from that week’s class and what they have difficulty understanding. This was used as a formative assessment and diagnostic tool.Method In this study, participants are all undergraduate students with age range between 18 to 25years old. Course instructors emailed the survey link to engineering students in sophomore levelEngineering Physics and junior level Fluid Mechanics classes. The survey generated uses ananonymous link. Anybody having that link can take part in the survey. Students who completedthe survey followed the link provided in the email and gave consent for data collection. 151students were invited to participate and 87 students gave consent and completed the survey(57.6% response rate). The survey
these courses is related to performance in the Engineering Models Icourse.References1. National Academy of Engineering, The engineer of 2020 : visions of engineering in the new century. 2004, Washington, DC: National Academies Press. xv, 101 p.2. Robins, A., J. Rountree, and N. Rountree, Learning and teaching programming: a review and discussion. Computer Science Education, 2003. 13(2): p. 137-172.3. Mayer, R.E., Cognitive aspects of learning and using a programming language, in Interfacing Thought, J.M. Carrol, Editor. 1987, The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. p. 61-79.4. McCracken, M., et al., A multi-national, multi-institutional study of assessment of programming skills of first-year CS students. ACM SIGCSE
would actout the roles of an entry-level engineer working on a problem located on ancestral landsintended to aid the local tribal community facing a particular resource-based problem.The participants were required to assess their knowledge of the scenario contents,describe a personal learning plan to better understand the situation and identify keyvariables that would impact decisions made about the situations within the scenario.These two additions to the summer program led to more emphasis on teamwork andleadership skill development to help students learn to communicate better, collaboratewith each other effectively and be more active in setting their own educational goals.These “beyond the curriculum” lessons were found to help students form
aspects.Course structureOver 350 students from 20 different engineering colleges from India were recruited for a pilotprogram along with the faculty from their schools. No pre-assessment was done for entrepreneurialmindset. The students did not get any school credit but received a certificate for completion. Eachcollege recruited approximately 20 students and 1 faculty for the course. The course was offeredusing the “Lean Launchpad” methodology, teaching one class per two weeks. Table 1 shows thelist of classes taught. The expectation was that the faculty participating in the course would be ableto use this course as the foundation for offering entrepreneurship courses for credit as required bythe All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The
importantly, assess an evaluation of podcasteffectiveness on students [10], [17].The relevance podcasts have in geology is exemplified in a recent publication that addressesactivities that geologists and geology students may undertake while in pandemia [18]. Theauthor, a well-known member of the international community of geologists, describes andrenders to the geological community a list of podcasts, TV shows and MOOCs that areconsidered of interest.Continuing with the discussion, this pilot study addresses certain impacts generated byeducational podcast use on Geology students. In particular, it seeks to determine any benefitsstudents perceive on podcast usage within the Flipped Classroom strategy. In order to do this, thestudy was carried out in
, andpresented in labs for feedback. To assess the effectiveness of these changes, students weresurveyed before and after the project was changed. Overall, Rozelle found the new, more open-ended project to be a better way to teach engineering design. Students indicated they knew moreabout engineering design after the project, and were in greater agreement that students should learnabout engineering design early in their college career. Additionally, students expressed greaterinterest in the project, indicated finding it more fun and liking the project, but also found it slightlymore frustrating. Student comments, in particular, indicated they loved the freedom and creativityrequired by the project.Overall, the literature indicates that incorporating an
slights or conscious insultstargeting people with marginalized identities that leave the victim unable to or unsure of how torespond [9]. Over time, the seemingly small and inconsequential behaviors are likely to impactvictims’ self-esteem, self-efficacy and academic performance. The current study assessed Latinx engineering undergraduates’ experiences withmicroaggressions in an engineering education setting guided by Critical Race Theory (CRT).This theory explains how difficult it is to eradicate normalized racism in the U.S., which thenimpacts the outcomes of URMs across domains, and that the intersectionality of race and othermarginalized identities alter the ways in which racism is carried out, suggesting that the racistexperiences of
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intervieweessaid “Be patient.” Understanding that students personal lives and home situation impact theirability to perform academically is probably the first step. Then, implementing policies andpractices in the course that reflects this understanding would be an obvious next step. This maymean providing more flexibility when it comes to deadlines, allowing and responding to studentcommunication regarding a need for accommodations – temporary or permanent (through thefull term of the course), and rethinking assessment practices.Racial Injustice. We found that racial injustice impacted the experiences of Learning Assistantsand the students they supported. The crisis of continued racialized violence against Black peoplehas an impact on students. Following
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that emulate the experience of aturnkey design project that produces a physical prototype?This paper covers our process for modifying an existing undergraduate structural performanceand failure design lab. We used the constraints of having to go online as an opportunity toimprove the course through tightening the correlation between theory and data and solidifyingthe underlying design methodology fundamental to the course’s pedagogical goals. Outlined aresteps to developing a virtual engineering design project that requires an iterative design processinformed by the application of specific theory contextualized by data and communicated througha detailed graphic spreadsheet modeler.It should be noted that we offer no quantitative assessment
. The presentations and activities increased my interest in 9.18 8.22 p = 0.07 studying engineering. The presentations and activities helped me refine my career 8.59 8.33 p = 0.38 goals. Note: a t test was completed to assess significance.The pre- and post-participation surveys asked students to provide ratings of their understandingor capacity in respect to 21 statements. The queries occurred in the following content domains(Table 2): (1) the field of engineering, (2) engineering design and materials, (3) engineeringlicensure, (4) calculus and basic statistics, (5) computer science
forecast includes the effects of the COVID-19pandemic. Innovations such as increased use of technology, immersive virtual and hybriddelivery, and competency-based assessments are changing technician education fromprescriptive to more holistic; these changes and exemptions driven by COVID-19 may beevaluated to become the norm [14]. Even with the effects of COVID-19 decreasing passengertraffic and increasing freight traffic, the demand for commercial aircraft is expected to grow3.2% and traffic to grow 4.0%, with a demand for over 2 million personnel worldwide [15]. Thedemand for commercial aviation services is expected to be $1.925 Billion in North America; $9trillion worldwide [15]; these services typically require highly trained technicians
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alienating students most motivated by the broadersocial aspects of engineering practice in light of research that suggests these aspects may bedisproportionately prioritized by women and minoritized students already underrepresented inengineering [13]–[17].Integrating broader social and technical aspects into engineering courses can be both appealingfor students and effective preparation for their future work. In a study of a senior engineeringcapstone course, Banios [18] found an increase of the amount of broader engineering practices(e.g., need analysis, ethics, risk assessment and analysis, iteration, management, and etc.) in thecapstone course resulted in positive exit comments from students. A follow-up study also provedthat the engineering
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systems exhibiting behavior contrary to the simulation results on whichtheir design was based. The goal in writing this paper is to highlight the need for inculcating anappropriate skepticism in engineering undergraduates regarding modeling and simulation results.This is a work in progress. We are still trying to better assess how many engineeringundergraduates are introduced to uncertainty quantification (UQ) as regards physicalexperimentation and computational simulations. We are also seeking best practices forincorporating UQ into undergraduate engineering programs.BackgroundThe latest edition of the ABET criteria [12] includes as a student outcome for all engineeringprograms “an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation
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, because each PVWIS event has slightly different attendance--and becausecommunity college students by nature change institutions, programs/majors, and sometimes dropout and later return, it’s difficult to assess long-term impacts on participants. Because PVWISconsists of an all-volunteer staff with limited funding, meaningful data collection and analysisare difficult to achieve.Nevertheless, PVWIS has collected minimal data about participants at some events, which wasshared in the Activities and Events section above. Additionally, the SWE data about the impactof the Unleash Your Inner STEM is forthcoming. SWE believes the PVWIS model of events haspotential to be a scalable model that could impact retention in STEM. Questions for attendingstudents
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