Paper ID #17465Interdisciplinary Seminar Series: Increasing Awareness for Research, Recog-nition of the University, and Professional Development OpportunitiesDr. Jamie J Newman, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Jamie Newman is an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Newman completed her BA in Biology at Amherst College and her PhD in Biology at MIT. Dr. Newman’s research focuses on understanding mechanisms that regulate cell state using stem cells as a model for studying cell behavior. In addition to the lab’s focus on basic biology, the use of stem cells has led to collaborations
of 4.7±0.5 14 the research team. I felt comfortable approaching faculty with 2 R 4.8±0.4 14 questions about my research. I was comfortable in asking any questions 3 R that I wanted to pursue with the faculty about 4.9±0.4 14 graduate study and careers in engineering. Based on my own RET experience, I would 4 R encourage colleagues to apply to the program 4.8±0.4 14 next year. The training I received for Infinity Project 5 R
othersurface. The DLP chip and the sophisticated electronics that surround it make up the DLPtechnology. It is being used extensively in projectors, TVs and movie theatres.The continued growth in Microsystems or MEMS devices has prompted many Universities todevelop graduate-level MEMS research programs as well as some introductory undergraduatecourses. However, there is a profound need for standardized materials and technological supportand training for academia and industry. A steady stream of highly skilled engineers andtechnologists produced in this field is very important for the leadership in this nascenttechnology.One of the major problems with the adoption of MEMS related courses at the undergraduatecurriculum is the need to cover a broad
. Page 23.185.8The authors hope that this paper will spark ideas on how other universities can alter a traditionallaboratory course they are teaching to become a similar open-ended research experience for thestudent. The altered new paradigm of teaching will help us all train the next generation ofengineering innovators.Bibliography 1. Richter, D. C., “The use of Self-Directed Laboratory Experimental Learning in the Undergraduate Curriculum”, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2005. 2. Olds, Barbara and Ronald Miller, “The Effect of a First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on Graduation Rates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study,” in Journal
grading communication assignments. These findings led us to select audienceawareness as a student learning outcome.Deepening Student Engagement with Oral CommunicationWhile graduates’ workplace readiness is a compelling professional reason for integrating oralpresentations, researchers have found that there are intellectual benefits, too. During thedevelopment and execution of an oral presentation, student engagement with content deepens asstudents analyze, synthesize, and create knowledge; thus, they are not merely transferringinformation (Winsor 223)12. Furthermore, a study of chemical engineering graduates’ workplacepreparation noted that one’s deep understanding of technical content is reflected in the genre oforal presentations and that
Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) program was one ofthree programs evaluated in this study. Students in the IREE program participated in a 10–12week long research abroad experience in China. Students in the IREE group also had higherlevels of Relativistic Appreciation and Comfort with Differences sub-scale scores compared tothe freshman baseline group. Jesiek et al. also investigated the impact of participating in theIREE immersive global education experience on the same measures. Pre and Post programparticipation scores were compared and indicated that students participating in the globalimmersive experience increased their scores on the total UDO and Relativistic Appreciation sub-scale. The authors also report that female graduate
Paper ID #38510First-year Engineering Students’ Sense of Belonging: Impact of COVID-19and Efficacy as a Predictor of GraduationBreanna Graven, University of Louisville PhD candidate in curriculum and instruction with focus on informal science education. Graduate research assistant for the First-Year Engineering department studying ways to improve student retention.Dr. Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville Dr. Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the
Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, UK. He joined the UIC Chemical Engineering faculty in 1991, and has research interests in fluid mechanics, transport phenomena, applied mathematics and computer simulations - with applications in drug delivery technology.Prof. Jeremiah Abiade c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering StudentsIn this paper, we summarize the poster presented at the NSF Grantees Poster Session that providesan overview of the S-STEM program. The S-STEM program at the University of Illinois atChicago (UIC) began in 2017 and was developed to provide
leadership development, performance management, competency development and people analytics. She integrates her research in Engineering Education with prior background in Human Resource Management and Engineering to understand better ways to develop STEM workforce both in universities and companies.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S
for 4 years. She worked in malting research and development at Cargill Malt for 4 years. She completed her PhD in Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State University in 2011. She worked as a plant engineer for a bioenergy company after completing her Master’s and Bachelors in Biosystems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A preliminary study to define limits of active learning strategy effectiveness in physics courses C. Bauer-Reich, K. L. Christiansen cherish.bauerreich@uj.edu, katrina.christianse@uj.edu Department of
economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Delhi College of Engineering.Mr. Karthik Nagappan, George Mason UniversityMr. Aref Modanlu, George Mason University Graduate Research Assistant Page 26.182.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015An Empirical Study of
, University of South Carolina, and chair Graduate Studies Division, e-officio member of the Corporate Members Council, and a director of the College Industry Partnership Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina Thomas G. Stanford is assistant professor of chemical engineering, Univesity of South CarolinaDuane Dunlap, Western Carolina University Duane D. Dunlap is professor, director, Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and Technology, and associate dean for the college of applied sciences at Western Carolina University, and program chair of the Graduate Studies Division of the American Society for Engineering
andmathematics to address current and future technological challenges. It solves problems in manyspecialization areas such as pattern, speech, image recognition, data mining, robot vision andnatural language understanding among others. Therefore, it is important to introduce MLstarting at the undergraduate level (contrary to the traditional trends of reserving it for graduatestudents) in an appropriate form, which will invoke excitement among the undergraduatestudents, equip them with the basic background and prepare them to conduct research in ML atthe graduate level.Project EMD-MLR is a “proof-of-concept” project focused on Machine Learning (ML) and itsimmediate objectives are i) the development of educational material in the form of
AC 2008-2129: IMPROVING ETHICS STUDIES THROUGH A SPIRALCURRICULUM: PILOTING AN ETHICS DISCUSSION AT THE SENIOR LEVELKumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Kumar Mallikarjunan is an associate professor in Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is interested in understanding and implementing a spiral theme based engineering curriculum for the Biological Systems Engineering program, engineering ethics, and promotion of undergraduate research.Christan Whysong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ms. Christan Whysong, a graduate student of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been actively engaged in learning about
. S. Ralston is Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She also has an associate appointment in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Ralston teaches under- graduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of Tablet PCs in engineering education, the incorporation of critical thinking in undergraduate engineer- ing education, and retention of engineering students. Her fields of technical expertise include process modeling, simulation, and process control. Page 24.43.1 c American Society
vision ina competitive environment. This paper will also discuss the effect of embedding theconsideration of marketing, branding, value creation, innovation, global location characteristics,policies related engineering issues, and competition into class case studies and projects. Thepurpose is to teach engineering management students how to make good decisions with a broaderbusiness and engineering vision while managing engineering and business operations.In this research, the examples discussed include a term case study assigned to students to developan investment strategy for a top 5 brand value company to increase market share in the next topglobal smartphone market, a term project to design and develop a transparent factory in the
overall academicexperience, enhance employment opportunities and for personal growth. This isconsistent with previous research and shows that the same aspects apply to engineeringstudents.1, 2, 8Most questions within this block were ranked as very or extremely important with a meanof 4 or higher. 41% of the respondents ranked assisting with learning a foreign languageas either important or unimportant. This is reasonable since the academic course is taughtin English. The most interesting finding was the lowest ranked question regarding beingthe last study abroad opportunity available before graduation. This question had a meanof 3.17 with the largest standard deviation of 1.54. This is interesting because programparticipants had to be juniors or
multinational industry for a little over three years before joining Tulane University as a graduate student in the fall of 1987. He received master’s degree from Tulane University in 1989 and doctoral degree from Duke University 1992.Dr. Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Madhumi Mitra is currently a professor of environmental sciences in the department of Natural Sci- ences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is also the coordinator of Biology and Chemistry Education. Dr. Mitra is actively involved in teaching and research in the areas of biofuels and renew- able energy; applications of algae in food and environment; and water quality. She has published several peer-reviewed articles
, engineeringtechnology, mechanical engineering, and system safety engineering regularly had homeworkassignments on standards. The teaching faculty used them to instruct students on thegovernment and industry standards. The students learned of the various organizations thatpertained to their fields and the types of standards that are created and published.All of the science and engineering departments had faculty and students who used the standardscollection to conduct research. In general seniors and graduate students utilized standards moreoften than lower classmen. Seniors frequently used standards in their final design projects.Graduate students used standards for course projects and thesis or dissertation research.By analyzing the engineering standards
approach faculty members with proposals for projects they wish toundertake as an independent study or specialized course prior to graduation. These projectsoften stem from a desire to conduct material tests or delve deeper into a subject brieflytouched upon in a previous class, yet not explored extensively. Typically, we facilitate thestudent's research, granting them considerable leeway to pursue their intellectual curiosities.The institution generally provides the necessary resources, and such scholarly pursuits proveadvantageous for both the students and faculty members.The study in question, however, was distinctively more ambitious than usual. Additionally, thestudent involved was a national-level drone racing competitor with a wealth of
the graduate curriculum for Systems Engineering at UTEP and its correspondence with the Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE)AbstractThe professional Master of Science in Systems Engineering (MSSE) program at UTEPwas approved in 2009, before the development of the Graduate Reference Curriculum forSystem Engineering (GRCSE) v0.25 released in December 2010. GRCSE v1.0 (releasedDecember 2012) is part of the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance SystemsEngineering (BKCASE) project of the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC).GRCSE is a set of recommendations, from invited experts from industry, government,academia, and various professional organizations, for a systems-centric masters’ levelgraduate program
program. One studentwas a senior in mechanical engineering but had recently transfer to the E-LEAD department. Theother three E-LEAD students were freshman going into their sophomore year at the end of theinternship. The E-LEAD students received training on the engineering design process and basicpedagogy by a member of the research team, also an author of the paper and graduate student inthe UTEP’s Leadership Higher Education Administration program (referred to here as theObserver). The training included readings, presentations, and individual research assignments onSTEM related fields of study, how innovation is driven by diversity, and how to motivate low-income students to study different fields of engineering. Based on their training
in. These included engineering research where Page 23.684.6participating teachers worked as part of a university research team conducting ongoing researchprojects led by engineering university faculty and advanced graduate students. These projectsincluded research on alternative fuels, climate change, coatings for solar energy, and fuel cells.The second component was PBL and design-based activities where teachers were active learnerswho designed, built, and evaluated specific artifacts as solutions to specific problems andsubsequently developed PBL units to be implemented in their classrooms. Engineering facultyand graduate students visited
AC 2010-739: LEGACY CYCLE AS A VEHICLE FOR TRANSFERENCE OFRESEARCH TO THE CLASSROOMHolly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University Holly Anthony, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Tennessee Tech University, and Co-PI on the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded outreach program, Research Experience for Teachers in Manufacturing for Competitiveness in the US (RETainUS).Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University Melissa Geist, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Tennessee Tech University. After graduating from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Geist completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the VaNTH-ERC center at Vanderbilt University.Sally
alsofinds value through the internship process to help validate the theory disseminated inconstruction courses. This paper is a pilot study that attempts to understand how the AmericanCouncil for Construction Education (ACCE) student learning objectives (SLOs) can be used as aframework to identify knowledge being acquired during the summer internship process. Each ofthe ACCE SLOs are a specific construction management knowledge content area students mustknow upon their graduation from their chosen University. Through a quasi-experimental process,the researcher collected data using a learning management system (LMS) to group, classify, andassess the areas students are mostly engaged with while actively participating in their internship.Findings from
an engineering disciplineand a second language and spend their senior year abroad studying and interning as a mandatorypart of their program, then return to campus as part of their 5th and final year where they takecapstone courses in their respective engineering disciplines and the highest sequence of secondlanguage, culture, and literature courses.Research question 1: Which changes in students’ intercultural development were measured bythe IDI assessment?Research question 2: Which individual factors impacted changes in professional, personal andlife skills development during a year of studying and interning abroad?Literature review In previous influential scholarship, Byram [1], Deardorff [2] and Bennett [3] haveoutlined conceptual
Paper ID #32430Continuous Assessment Method Using Scientific Articles as Study Materialfor Distance LearningDr. Juhamatti Korhonen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Juhamatti Korhonen received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering and the D.Sc. degree in power electronics from Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland, in 2008, and 2012, re- spectively. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with the School of Energy Systems, Lappeenranta- Lahti University of Technology LUT. His research interests include power electronic converters, control and modulation of power electronics
has worked at the University of Glasgow specialising in teaching English for Academic and Specific Purposes. Anna is interested in academic development, particularly related to writing skills and graduate attributes. She has developed a keen interest in e-learning and how technologies can be used to enhance learning and teaching processes. Her special areas of interest include: effective online course and activity design, building online communities and multimodal approaches to writing and assessment. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Investigating EAST (English for Academic Study Tele-collaboration) A UK- Palestine English Language Project for Engineering and Science
2022 ASEE Southeast Section Conference Data Acquisition for Collegiate Hybrid and Solid Rocketry - An Undergraduate Research ExperienceAbstract Involving undergraduate students in engineering research provides an opportunity and anavenue to gain in-depth and hands-on experiential learning with topics related to their major.Students involved learn about contributions to the field they study through research andunderstand the value of meaningful contributions, specifically experimentation and hardwaredevelopment. Working with a research advisor provides students with mentoring, teamwork, andinteraction with peers and graduate students. Research experience for undergraduate studentsprovides a unique
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Security architecture of a LoRaWAN based IOT infrastructure – Case study for cybersecurity education Ciprian Popoviciu †, Sohan Gyawali ‡ and Colby Sawyer § † Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina University, NC, E-mail: popoviciuc18@ecu.edu ‡ Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina University, NC, E-mail: gyawalis22@ecu.edu § Research Associate, East Carolina University, NC, E-mail: sawyerco21@ecu.eduAbstract: The department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University deployed a multi-campus, LoRaWAN infrastructure to facilitate IOT experimentation in support of