school GPA remains the most powerful predictor of freshman-to-sophomore retention.10While it is believed that students leave engineering because of their grades, comparing theGPA’s of women who leave and stay shows little difference between the two values.11 Thisleads to the hypothesis that it is women’s attitudes towards their grades rather than the gradesthemselves that cause the attrition.In order to further excite and encourage students, a variety of support systems have beencreated, researched, and implemented in colleges and universities everywhere. Studies haveshown that women who participate in STEM support systems have higher retention rates thanboth men and women who have not participated in such programs. It has also been shown
Paper ID #31111Visual Notetaking: Opportunities to Support Student Agency in ActiveLearningWendy Roldan, University of Washington, Human Centered Design & Engineering Wendy Roldan is a PhD candidate in Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Wash- ington studying equity in engineering education. Her work draws from the fields of engineering education, design, and learning sciences.Mr. Schawnery LinMs. Yuxin Xu, University of Washington, Seattle Yuxin (Ziva) Xu is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research areas of interest include reflection in
AC 2012-4508: INTEGRATING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS RESEARCHAND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION THROUGH A TERM-LENGTHCASE STUDYDr. Travis P, Dunn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Travis Dunn is a 2010 graduate of the MIT interdepartmental Ph.D. program in transportation. He is currently a Research Affiliate at MIT and a Partner in D’Artagnan Consulting, LLP.Prof. Joseph M. Sussman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joseph M. Sussman is the JR East Professor (endowed by the East Japan Railway Company) in the Depart- ment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Engineering Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he has served as a faculty member for 43 years. He is the au- thor of
) thebuilding of the TLP lab, 2) the development and execution of a first-year engineering TLP designcourse, and 3) the establishment of the Technology Leaders Learning Community.Motivation for the Technology Leaders ProgramThe Technology Leaders Program is focused on educating both engineers and technicians aboutdesigning multiscale systems to be agile to change while collaborating on geographically-distributed teams.The primary focus is on multiscale systems – agility, geographically-distributed teams, andeducating both engineers and technicians support the focus on multiscale systems. In thiscontext, a multiscale system is defined as one that consists of multiple, hierarchical levels ofcomponents. Each component is part of a greater higher-level
strategies and tactics used by leading businesses to succeed globally. A val-uable characteristic of case studies is that they support a holistic understanding and interpretationof the systems of action or interrelated activities engaged in by the participants. However, casestudies are not as broadly used in engineering management and systems engineering education.This paper describes the importance of case studies to engineering management and systems en-gineering education, discusses frameworks for their implementation, and presents a case studytemplate that can be used as a guideline in engineering education.IntroductionEngineering has long been regarded as a set of technical processes, based upon the application ofpractical methods and
Postgraduate School Stephanie Enck is a research assistant at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Systems Engineering Depart- ment. She has a Bachelor of Science in Communication, sales and marketing management experience, and volunteered to assist Army families for several years before joining the SE department at NPS. Her research interests and project coordination efforts include M&S education, project management, and SE education. Page 22.461.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Developing Systems Engineering Graduate Programs Aligned to the Body of Knowledge and
Integrating Supplemental Instruction into a Freshman Chemistry Course to Support Women in EngineeringAbstractThe Connections Chemistry Review was developed at Northeastern University as part of a seriesof programs initially funded by the National Science Foundation to address the importance ofsuccess in introductory science and math courses for first-year engineering students. Thisprogram has provided supplemental instruction for General Chemistry for Engineers (CHEM1151), a common required course in which freshmen have historically struggled during their firstsemester in the College of Engineering. In order to retain the interest of first-year womenmajoring in engineering and provide role models in this historically male
the Network leader for the Metropolitan Cleveland Consortium for STEM Regional Ohio STEM Learning Network Hub and Co-Director of the Center for Innovation in STEM Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Supporting Students with Mobility, Dexterity, and Psychological Disabilities in a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Summer ProgramIntroductionIn the United States, people with disabilities are underrepresented in both engineering educationand practice. 4.3% of undergraduate students with disabilities major in engineering vs. 5.3% ofstudents without disabilities [1]. 8% of graduate students with disabilities study math,engineering, or
AC 2008-2580: WEB-ENABLED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING STUDENTAPPLICATIONS FOR A SELECTIVE INDUSTRY-SPONSOREDMULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGN PROGRAMR. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida R. Keith Stanfill is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design Program for the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Florida. He received his B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida in 1985, 1991 and 1995, respec-tively. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years’ industrial experience and has designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft--most recently the Joint Strike Fighter. He served as a key resource to the New
B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.Prof. Reid Bailey, University of Virginia Reid Bailey is an Assistant Professor in Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Vir- ginia. Page 22.126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A “High Touch, High Value” Approach to a Practice-Oriented Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Program for Working ProfessionalsAbstractGraduate engineering education is experiencing a transformation
Paper ID #41498Advancing Engineering Education: Linking Systems Thinking Skills to theTools through a Revised FrameworkMr. Amin Azad, University of Toronto Amin is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto’s Department of Chemical Engineering, pursuing a collaborative specialization in Engineering Education. Amin focuses on applying Systems Thinking Principles to Engineering Education and assessing its learning outcomes when solving wicked problems, especially in the field of Entrepreneurship. Amin obtained his MASc. and BASc from the University of Toronto, both in Industrial Engineering, and has worked as a
University at North Brunswick implemented standardseducation in the curriculum of their engineering or technology programs. A 3-step process wasused to implement standards education at DeVry. The first step was to incorporate considerationof standards in the list of program outcomes of the electronics engineering technology (EET)program. In order to assess the effectiveness of standards education, one of its program outcomeswas modified to include the following language: ≠ An ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components, processes or services to meet desired needs incorporating multiple realistic constraints and technical standards, and appropriate to program educational objectivesThe second step was to modify
Paper ID #15723Learning Materials for Introductory Embedded Systems Programming Us-ing a Model-Based DisciplineProf. Frank Vahid, University of California - Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is a co-founder of zyBooks.com.Dr. Alex Daniel Edgcomb, Zybooks Alex Edgcomb finished his PhD in computer science at UC Riverside in 2014. Alex has continued work- ing as a research specialist at UC Riverside with his PhD advisor, studying the efficacy of web-native
Paper ID #25612Board 109: Retention-Focused, S-STEM Supported ProgramDr. Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University Melissa Morris is currently a Teaching Associate Professor for the Freshman Engineering Program, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She graduated Summa cum Laude with a BSME in 2006, earned a MSME in 2008, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant
AC 2007-2085: DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE IN ANUNDERGRADUATE LAB ? SERVING EDUCATION ON TWO FRONTS ATVRUPLJohn Bell, University of Illinois-Chicago Page 12.494.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Developing Educational Software in an Undergraduate Lab – Serving Education on Two Fronts at VRUPLABSTRACTEducational software can have a profound and widespread positive impact on the world,particularly if it is made freely available and widely distributed. At the same time, providing alaboratory where undergraduate students can work on large complex software projects beyondthe scope of ordinary homework assignments can provide immeasurable
is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineer- ing at Arizona State University. She graduated from San Jos´e State University with a BS in Industrial Systems Engineering and from Purdue University with an MS in Industrial Engineering and PhD in En- gineering Education. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship and an Honorable Mention for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. Her research in- terest focuses on changing the deficit base perspective of first-generation college students by providing asset-based approaches to understanding this population. Dina is interested in understanding how first- generation college students
Paper ID #11966A Framework for Integrating Intelligent Sensor Measurement Data into En-gineering EducationDr. David O. Olowokere P.E., Texas Southern UniversityDr. Abayomi Ajofoyinbo Ph.D, Texas Southern University Biography - First Author: Dr. Olowokere received his PhD degree from the State University of New York in Buffalo NY, and he currently heads the engineering programs at Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas (TSU); and he also directs the TSU Aviation and Flight programs. In addition, he has been the principal investigator for a University–Industry partnership providing engineering support for Safety and
Paper ID #17197Evaluation of Techniques for Eliciting Online Interaction in Systems Engi-neering CoursesDr. Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University Thomas H. Bradley is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Director of the Systems Engineering Program in the College of Engineering at Colorado State University. Bradley teaches and conducts research in system engineering, automotive engineering, and sustainable energy systems. In 2013, Bradley was awarded the Ralph R. Teetor Award for Excellence in Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016
AC 2012-3377: SOLAR POWER SYSTEM DESIGN TO PROMOTE CRIT-ICAL THINKING IN FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University Isaac W. Wait is an Associate Professor of engineering in the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, W.V. Wait conducts research and teaches courses in water resources and environmental engineering, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Ohio and West Virginia. Page 25.1167.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Solar Power System Design to Promote
place of this type of experience in the higher education system is bestsummed up in yet another student’s words: This course was a space of love and understanding and being unashamed of the self which is an amazing thing to have in general especially at a university and engineering school…I was glad to be able to be a part of an experience that is challenging the machine system that education is and allow[ing] individuals to be individuals and support[ing] whatever that may mean. I hope that this course will be integrated in some way at [the College], perhaps as a part of other courses and reshape the idea of reflection to be more meaningful in courses. I think it was a moment of “finally some
social impact-focused programs werethe most likely to emphasize organizational forms of leadership (although not to anextreme), possibly reflecting a broader systems view of engineering’s potentialcontribution to society.Cluster 3 – Influencing core curriculumThe third and final cluster that was observable included the two programs explicitlyfocused on engaging all engineering students in leadership education. This involvesfaculty buy-in and relationships with key administrators that are fundamentally differentto developing small, targeted programs using self-selection mechanisms to recruitparticipants. Given the focus on undergraduate students, both of these programs are usinga wider range of strategies: teaching mandatory courses on leadership
Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman programs, math support, mentoring, outreach, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley.Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University Cheryl B. Schrader is Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boise State University. Dean Schrader has an extensive record of publications and sponsored research in the systems, control and engineering education fields. She received the 2005 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Engineering and Mathematics
author of several scientific publications, and his is interested in different topics that deal with education in general, with a focus on engineering education. He is currently focusing on studying the impact of technologies and international standards, on systems engineering education experiences.Dr. Stefan Bornhofen, EISTI Stefan Bornhofen was born in 1972. He studied mathematics and computer science at the University of Mainz, and received a PhD degree in computer science from the University Paris-Sud, Orsay in 2008. He fills a teaching and research position at the EISTI engineering school in Cergy near Paris, and is the head of the master’s program ”Visual Computing” specializing in computer graphics, computer
From BEEVT to DLR – NSF Supported Engineering Education Projects at Virginia TechVinod K. Lohani1, Mark Sanders2, Terry Wildman3, Jeff Connor1, Kumar Mallikarjunan4,Theo Dillaha4, John Muffo5, Tamara W. Knott1, Jenny Lo1, G. V. Loganathan6, GregAdel7, M. L. Wolfe4, Richard Goff1, Mike Gregg1, Mike Chang4, Foster Agblevor4,DavidVaughan4, John Cundiff4, Ed Fox8, Hayden Griffin1, Sue Magliaro9 1 Department of Engineering Education/ 2Professor and Program Leader, Technology Education/ 3Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching/4Biological Systems Engineering/5Academic Assessment Unit/6Civil and Environmental Engineering/7Mining and Minerals Engineering/8Computer Science/9Director, School of
Paper ID #27809Development of a Novel Engine Test Rig for Research and Educational Pur-posesProf. Pejman Akbari, California State Polytechnic University in Pomona Dr. Pejman Akbari is an assistant professor at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona with over a decade of experience and expertise in utilizing unsteady flows for advanced propulsion and power generation systems. His education includes a Postdoctoral Research position at Purdue School of Engi- neering and Technology in Indianapolis (2004-2006), B.S. (1996) and M.S. (1998) degrees in Aerospace Engineering, and a Ph.D. (2004) in Mechanical Engineering
American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics. She was awarded the Young Investigator Program award from the Office of Naval Research in 2021 and the Centennial prize for best thesis in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering department at Caltech in 2018. She won the College Award for Leadership or Institutional Impact in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2023. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Supporting graduate women in engineering: approach and findings of a year-long program at UIUCAbstractThis paper summarizes the approach and findings of a targeted, year-long
AC 2007-2163: DESIGN OF A THERMAL SYSTEMS COURSEJesse Maddren, California Polytechnic State University Jesse Maddren is Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA. Page 12.456.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design of a Thermal Systems CourseAbstractMany mechanical engineering programs offer thermal systems design as either a required orelective class, typically during the senior year. The course integrates the subjects ofthermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer in the design of a system
Paper ID #17255Leveraging Historical Ties Between Cognitive Science and Computer Scienceto Guide Programming EducationDarren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Darren Maczka is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His background is in con- trol systems engineering and information systems design and he received his B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst.Dr. Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and
Paper ID #37506Board 234: ChangeMaker K12: A Platform To Support Teacher CandidatesinSystems Thinking, Engineering Education, and ChangeDr. Douglas Charles Williams, University of Louisiana, Lafayetteaimee barber ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 ChangeMaker K12: A Platform To Support Teacher Candidates in Systems Thinking, Engineering Education, and ChangeIntroductionProfessionals with expertise in systems thinking, creative problem solving, and communicationare in greater demand on a global scale. This need is acutely felt in K-12 educational institutionsthat often
. (1994). Learner-interface interaction in distance education: An extension of contemporary models and strategies for practitioners. The American Journal of Distance Education, 8(2), 30-42.7. Kirkpatrick, D. (1998). Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels. 2nd ed. San Francisco, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.8. Moore, M. (1989). Editorial: Three types of interaction, The American Journal of Distance Education, 3 (2), 1-6.9. Parker, A. (1999). Interaction in Distance Education: The Critical Conversation. AACE Journal, 1 (12), pp. 13-17. Charlottesville, VA: AACE.10. Pennotti, M., Smith, C., & Verma, D. (2004). A systems engineering approach to the design of asynchronous online systems