Clemson University whose research interests include expanding access to higher education, combating stratification and sexuality studies. He is actively participating in SC INCLUDES, a research project aimed at improving engineering student retention in South Carolina via improving math education and inter-institutional coordination. He is also participating in the ARCH INITIATIVES, a research project with the goal of increasing diversity and improving the curriculum for civil engineering at Clemson.Mrs. Rachel Lanning, Clemson University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Belongingness in Civil EngineeringAbstractThis research
doctor, for atleast 30 to 40 years, is usually “When was the date of your last period?”.While the picture is bleak for women, whose representation in U.S. engineering programs hasbeen around 18% for at least the past decade, it is even bleaker for African-American students,whose representation is in the single digits: around 6.5% at our institution, and an average of 4%nationally.Research on URMs has generally focused on students who leave engineering and what causedtheir departure. For example, Marra et al.2 shows students of both genders tend to drop out ofengineering primarily for two reasons: 1) the curriculum is too challenging and the quality ofteaching too poor, and 2) students don’t believe they belong. Ohland et al.3, 4 present an
engineering degrees through a more traditional on-campus education1. The firstcourse was offered via videotape beginning in January, 1989. In 1993, GE Plastics, HutchinsonTechnology, Inc., and Dupont formed a consortium with 3M to provide financial support andguidance for the CEDP. As of March 1, 1997, there are fifteen members in the consortium. Theconsortium provides advice regarding the needs of the students from an industry viewpoint inaddition to providing financial support for the additional costs of delivering the courses viavideotape.Students whose employers are members of the consortium are able to take math, chemistry andengineering courses that lead to undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical and mechanicalengineering. Laboratories
Paper ID #44710The Impacts of Reflective Writing on Peer Evaluations in EngineeringDesign CoursesMr. Adam Weaver, Baylor University Mr. Adam Weaver joined the Baylor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with over 15 years of experience in industry and government service. He served in the Active Duty Air Force as an engineer for over eight years, specializing in test and evaluation of avionics, guidance/navigation, and space systems. After his time in the military, he worked as a Propulsion Test and Integration Engineer with Space Exploration Technologies as well as multiple positions with L3Harris
Courses in the Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering Curriculum YEAR 1 YEAR 2Engineering Analysis I Deterministic Models and SimulationCreativity and Problem Solving I Systems EngineeringTechnical Project Management Requirements EngineeringProbability Models and Simulation Software Architecture Page 14.1199.4Creativity and Problem Solving II Decision and Risk Analysis in EngineeringSystems Optimization Master’s Paper ResearchA choice between asynchronous and
disciplinary female participation at U of A reflectsinternational patterns of subdisciplinary participation.In the case study institution, Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering were the mosttraditional and well-established disciplines, with international as well as national professionalassociations. That background appeared to be linked to entrenched beliefs and assumptionsabout curriculum content, pedagogies and professional issues appropriate to each discipline.Chemical Engineering was newer (first taught as a separate discipline at the U of A in 1967)but was also an internationally recognised discipline. The Department of Engineering Sciencewas a younger (approximately 25 years old) and less traditional discipline. BiomedicalEngineering
. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University Carla B. Zoltowski is an associate professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and (by courtesy) the School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Dr. Zoltowski’s research interests include the professional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, and engineering ethics.Dr. William ”Bill” C. Oakes, Purdue University William (Bill) Oakes is the Assistant Dean for
terms of you’re drawing up designs, you’re prototyping, you’re testing. All of that resonated more with me than the work that I was doing on [the] electrical team was, so that’s what shaped my decision to pursue mechanical engineering, specifically.Participant 1 also saw the creative aspects of mechanical engineering in her introduction tomechanical engineering course and she enjoyed the opportunity to engage in an open-endeddesign project: Creativity is a big part of why I chose engineering and definitely, I do see [my introduction to engineering course] is the easiest one to talk about because we were given a prompt and we had to solve, create [the design], design an experiment to address that prompt
AC 2008-242: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTROMAGNETICS COURSECONCEPT INVENTORYGerard Rowe, University of Auckland Gerard Rowe completed the degrees of BE, ME and PhD at the University of Auckland in 1978, 1980 and 1984 respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland in 1984 where he is currently a Senior Lecturer. He is a member of the Department’s Radio Systems Group and his (disciplinary) research interests lie in the areas of radio systems, electromagnetics and bioelectromagnetics. Over the last 20 years he has taught at all levels and has developed a particular interest in curriculum and course design. He has received numerous teaching
engineeringapplications in their algebra classrooms via CD curriculum kits. The curriculum on the CDs willhelp students apply algebraic concepts more effectively while giving them a glimpse into theworld of engineering. Many opportunities and challenges have been encountered during theinitial implementation of the program.The goal of this project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is to increase studentenrollment and student diversity in college engineering programs throughout the state ofMaryland and, potentially, throughout the country. The program incorporates five objectives inorder to attain this goal: (1) develop CD curriculum kits that target different fields of engineering(chemical/mechanical, electrical, and civil/mechanical) that can be
his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and his Bachelors (B.Tech.) and Masters (M.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.Siqing Wei Siqing Wei received B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education program at Purdue University. After years of experience serving as a peer teacher and a graduate teaching assistant in first-year engineering courses, he has been a research assistant at CATME research group studying multicultural team dynamics and outcomes. The research interests span how cultural diversity impacts teamwork and how to help students improve intercultural competency and teamwork
years. Lead the design for the development of the new Basic Engineering course (now UNIV 1301) for engineering at UTEP for the Engineering, Science and University Colleges. Devel- oped over 5 new courses, including UTEP technology & society core curriculum classes specifically for incoming freshman with a STEM background. Dr. Perez was awarded the 2014 ”University of Texas at El Paso award for Outstanding Teaching”. Dr. Perez has thirteen years of professional experience working as an Electrical and Computer Engineer. leads a team to provide technical support to faculty and students utilizing UGLC classrooms and auditoriums. Dr. Perez is committed to the highest level of service to pro- vide an exceptional
traditional, topic-based curriculum. (Nickerson, et. al. 1985). The author haspreviously discussed the importance of these ideas in a previous ASEE publication, entitled“Assessment of The Four Features of Problem-Based Learning.” In that presentation, theauthor described how he had utilized the four features in the courses he has taught. He alsopresented analyses of the feedback data he had obtained and suggested guidelines for furtherimprovement (Ross, 1993; Tozman, 2004). Some of those ideas have been reproduced here forsake of clarity and completeness. Page 23.226.2Four Features 1. Learning must be cumulative: The subject matter is not learned by
andcontent. Let them know up front what lead times are expected for incorporation of newmaterials. In order to facilitate this, consider a modular course structure to allow for new anddifferent course materials to be piloted in one semester and, assuming successful piloting,delivered to all sections of the course in the next semester. Pilot this new material in an “off”semester if possible.GTAs often have fresh, contemporary ideas for course material. Encourage GTAs (individuallyor in teams) to explore innovative curriculum development ideas and to develop a workshop oractivity for the course. You may find that a GTA needs to do a project involving curriculumdevelopment for his/her graduate-level course. Provide constructive feedback; the amount
frameworks.The course consisted of four weeks of instruction and design process practice and includedweekly quizzes and projects and a final exam. There were four eighty-minute blocks each week.There were weekly projects, but students were rarely able to complete projects in the timeallocated so extra time was allowed during evening study halls. The problem of the first weekwas the redesign of the umbrella. The second week theme was civil engineering with a specialfocus on bridge design. The tangible project was a bridge made of spaghetti, epoxy, and hot glueable to withstand 1kg of weight. The third week theme was electrical engineering and had anopen-ended project where the intent was to improve the quality of life for an individual with anillness or
from varying academic levels, first-year to finalyear. Students are required to complete weekly reflections which were analyzed to attain insightinto their experience. The study provides insights into how the students attempt to balance theirown learning, project implementation, and community relations and impact while developingsoftware solutions.Introduction Service-learning or community-engaged learning has seen a significant and growing interestwithin engineering and computing education as a means to meet learning outcomes, integrateprofessional preparation into the curriculum, and address human and environmental needs withinour local and global communities. While engineering and computing have been slower than otherdisciplines to adopt
collective experience and bestpractices of the authors from the development of assorted labs for a variety of ET distancelearning program in an attempt to develop a standardized framework for the development of aVirtual Automation and Controls Lab and future virtual laboratory course development.4. Laboratory ObjectivesThe course of Automation and Controls offered in the Mechanical Engineering TechnologyProgram of the Department of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University has theobjective of teaching students: (1) Pneumatic components and pneumatic circuit designs. (2) Feedbacks from electrical sensors and related ladder diagrams. (3) Introduction to Programmable Logical Controllers (PLC) and PLC [4,5] programs. (4
undergradsin their very first term with build and program challenges for Arduino-powered robots. At OhioState University, all ~1700 first-year engineers exercise their Matlab skills by programming anArduino microcontroller to control model railroad crossing gates and regulate the speed of a trainas it passes through different environments.6,7 Giurgiutiu et al. cite over twenty US universities, Page 26.1025.2as of 2005, which included microcontroller and mechatronics education in non-EE curriculum.8Two studies9,10 linked one or more projects in microcontroller-based robotics to increasedretention among engineering students.This type of engineering
activities. Through this project, we plan to:1. Adapt and enhance a completed research prototype of a natural and an easy-to-use pen-and-tablet-based tool for mechanical and civil engineering education incorporating finite elementanalysis and kinematics2. Introduce the tool in one mechanical engineering course (ME444 – Computer – Aided Designand Rapid Prototyping) and evaluate its impacts.3. Enhance engineering education by introducing the new tool in other areas of the MEundergraduate curriculum and disseminate the tool to the larger academic community (includingother engineering disciplines) through web platforms.We hypothesize that our tool will aid the student in learning finite-element analysis andmechanics of materials from an application
proactively get involved in ideasharing, learning and transferring knowledge [14], [27], [28]. In terms of leadership roles for4IR, they should be responsible in empowering their team members for decision making processand information sharing through open-mind that would help boost their confidence and develophigh interpersonal skills in the team [36]. From an engineering education perspective, Jeganathanet al. [31] proposed a framework for Industry 4.0 considering current technological changes inorder to meet future demands of engineers and considered interpersonal skills as an importantattribute embedded in the curriculum. In addition, Perez-Perez et al. [32]developed a trainingtool which would help develop interpersonal skills as part of teamwork
how STEM and STEAM make up a large part of that vision and our future.Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso Mr. Hector Lugo works as a Student Technology Success Coordinator at The University of Texas at El Paso. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently enrolled as a Master of Science with a Major in Electrical Engineering. His motivation and passion pushes him into research in wireless commu- nication, especially in Bluetooth Low Energy and Near Field Communication as well as building projects and fostering innovation with faculty and staff members. As part of the Learning Environments division, the idea to develop, oversee and assess engaging students to expand their knowledge
for K-12 and College Engineering Students.” American Society for Electrical Engineering, pp. 1-15.[26] S. A. Scott (2009). “A Comparative Case Study of the Characteristics of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Focused High Schools.” George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.[27] T. J. Huffman, N. Mentzer, and K. H. Becker (2013). “High School Student Modeling Behaviors During Engineering Design.” 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.[28] T. Kelley, D. C. Brenner, and J. T. Pieper (2010). “PLTW and Epics-High: Curriculum Comparisons to Support Problem Solving in the Context of Engineering Design.” Research in Engineering and Technology Education. National Center for
of 20 content topics, and 6 general course learning objectives. B. The course lecture resources should be flexible for use by a variety of instructors (novice and experienced) in a variety of delivery formats (e.g., flipped, online, blended). In particular, although the initial implementation and testing of the curriculum was in a “traditional” flipped format, future implementations were planned in which students from two or more different courses would be simultaneously performing student-centered activities under the guidance of a single instructor. C. As with all of the lab curricula in the CALSTEP project, the lab should aim to achieve the thirteen objectives for engineering educational laboratories
in 2012), electrical signalsproduced by the simple guitar string platform were displayed with the Mobile Studio dataacquisition board, which also allowed participants to hear the sounds produced using ear budsdriven by the audio amplifier on the board. Inquisitive children of all ages were able to pluck thestring, see and hear the signal under a variety of conditions (string tightness, strength of pluck,etc.) and discuss what they experienced with their family and the college and high schoolstudents who assisted at the booth. Outreach also provides a good test of the physical robustnessof the apparatus.In an introductory Electric Circuits class for EE majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, thestudents were given a project to design a
Education. His research focuses on increasing diversity in STEM education and the STEM workforce. He has received multiple grants to run workforce development training programs as well as undergraduate research experience programs to train underrepresented minority and first-generation students. He is the Founding Director of NJIT’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program. He also has worked on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as to prepare students for the rigors of mathematics. He is also involved in various engineering education initiatives focusing on the integration of novel technologies into the engineering classroom, and
Assessing Elementary School Students’ Conceptions of Engineering and Technology Christine M. Cunningham, Cathy Lachapelle, Anna Lindgren-Streicher Museum of Science, BostonAs our society becomes increasingly dependent on engineering and technology, it is moreimportant than ever that our citizens are technologically literate [1]. There are many possibleways to develop technological literacy—one of the most wide-reaching is through K-12 schools.The Museum of Science, Boston is working to create curricular materials and professionaldevelopment for K-12 students and teachers. However, previous research in science has evincedthat responsible curriculum
founded upon a projects-based environment with four-year integratedcurricula. The programs in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering are due to producetheir first cohorts in May 2004. Owing to the “youth” of these programs, new approaches indelivering an undergraduate engineering education can be taken. This has been done with theintent of addressing many of the pitfalls often reported in both the open literature and in theacademic grapevine. This paper discusses the materials science and manufacturing componentof the mechanical engineering program. The objective is to highlight the differences inapproaches taken to deliver the educational component while commenting on their effectiveness.How the materials component of the program is
90840 - U.S.A Email: thnguyen@csulb.eduAbstractThe need to integrate advanced education technology tools, such as interactive simulations andvisualizations, into the curriculum has been recognized by accrediting bodies because these toolsenhance student learning and improve the quality of an engineering education. In this paper, theauthors describe a visualization-based teaching approach to construction education in whichdifferent visualization tools, including video clips, 3D models, drawings, and pictures/photos,together with complementary texts, are used to assist students in deeper understanding andeffective mastering of materials. The proposed teaching method was used to teach a constructionmanagement course
Paper ID #38406Experimental Self-Efficacy and Troubleshooting Ability in a ChemicalEngineering LaboratoryCaroline Crockett, University of Virginia Caroline Crockett is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engi- neering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia. She received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Her educational research interests include conceptual understanding of electrical engineering concepts and assessing the impact of curriculum changes.Dr. George Prpich
2010 he has been a Visiting Associate Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Michigan State University. From 2014 to 2016, he has been a Visiting Professor with the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Missouri. Currently, he is Associate Professor with the Engineering Department, Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is the author of two book chapters, more than 73 articles. His research interests include artificial intelligence systems and applications, smart material applications, robotics motion, and planning. Also, He is a member of ASME, ASEE, and ASME-ABET PEV.Dr. Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo NEBOJSA I. JAKSIC earned the Dipl. Ing