bestteach and assess leadership skills among their students. One frequently utilized method ofassessment is giving students a pre- and post-test. The goal of this study is to explore the use of apre-, mid-, and post-assessment model to assess leadership behaviors among mechanicalengineering students in a capstone design course. A quantitative approach was taken, using anadapted Managerial Behavior Instrument, which follows the tenets of the Competing ValuesFramework (CVF). The CVF highlights that the most effective leaders have skills in all fourleadership orientations: Collaborate, Create, Control, and Compete. Those who excel in all areasare shown to have behavioral complexity, which equates to the ability to enact leadership actionsthat align
NSF INCLUDES Alliance to Accel- erate Latinx Representation in STEM Education (ALRISE) with institutional intentionality and capacity building for experiential learning. She serves on the University of Iowa College of Engineering Advisory Board, and on several Workforce Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committees.Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University Cynthia Pickering is a PhD Candidate and Researcher for the Center for Broadening Participation in STEM at Arizona State University. Cynthia has 35 years of experience working in industry with demon- strated technical leadership in software development, artificial intelligence, information technology archi- tecture / engineering, and
engagement leads to student learning. Video recordings of a 208-student capstone lectureaudience were assessed for five different lectures using an ordinal scale. Three differentpedagogies were explored: traditional lecture, active-collaborative learning (ACL), and randomcalling to see if they have an effect on the average level of engagement during lecture. It wasshown across 59 data points that ACLs lead to a significant increase in engagement while there isno meaningful difference between traditional lecture and random calling especially whencompared to ACLs.KeywordsActive-Collaborative Learning, Assessment, Pedagogies, Student EngagementIntroductionClassrooms, especially at the university level, have traditionally been instructor-centered. In
. Page 23.350.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Creating Undergraduate Applied Research Opportunities for Engineering Technology Students in Healthcare RoboticsAbstractThis paper is a model of collaboration between entrepreneurs and academics in which a key goalis to create undergraduate research (UR) opportunities by forming industry-academe partnershipsin applied research. Any successful UR program requires a certain amount of faculty expertise,proper funding, and challenging projects that are good motivational drivers for students. Thepaper describes a yearlong effort to develop an applied research partnerships with entrepreneursin the healthcare industry while at the same
Redmine in an Academic Setting Junichi Kanai and Mark Anderson The Design Lab at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbstractA web-based collaboration system called Redmine was introduced for use in our capstone designprogram. Many project teams effectively used both the project's wiki, discussion forums, and arepository tool for recording and communicating their design work. The students also learned touse the discussion forums and the issue tool to manage their projects. On the other hand, varioususer statistics obtained from the system allowed the faculty advisors to monitor the frequency ofeach student's contributions and to quickly review the
barriers that may exist in the early stages of collaborating withsomeone in a different discipline. However, communication, face-to-face interactions andcollegiality were all mentioned as important factors to a successful collaboration.Establishing partnerships for access to real-world data Very close in importance to academic research collaborations were partnerships with industry andgovernment organizations. The research in CEE is applied research, focused on solving problemsin the real world and helping practitioners and policy-makers make better decisions. Thus, workingwith industry and government was common amongst our interviewees. In some cases, researchersworked closely with these partners to identify pain points and needs for tools to
are credited as contributing to the industry’s ever-growing cybersecurity skillgap. Chiefly, there is an insufficient number of educational programs to meet moderncybersecurity demands. Many academic institutions struggle with aligning their curricula withthe fast-evolving needs of the cybersecurity industry. Collaboration between academicinstitutions and the wider industry remains limited, divorcing faculty expertise and leavinggraduates underprepared for roles in emerging areas such as cloud computing, AI-drivensecurity, and threat intelligence [5]. Programs that do exist often focus heavily on foundationaltheory while neglecting hands-on training. Furthermore, the shortage of accessible, advancedtraining opportunities for skill development
career development, which they feltwas essential for preparing for work in industry: It's definitely more the hands-on collaborative work, kind of troubleshooting, figuring stuff out, design process stuff that I'm more – feel like well if I don't get to do that then it's definitely going to be a problem.Another student explained that when their laptop crashed, they faced a real-life scenario intheir engineering field, which made them realize the importance of practical work, andhow much they valued that. They felt that transitioning to online classes robbed them ofpractical experience and limited their ability to communicate with others: I really came to realize just how much I value being able to do practical work and to be
that a successful program can be distinguished fromdepartment of Engineering Technology & Industrial engineering through the incorporation of leadership andDistribution (ETID) at Texas A&M University (TAMU). managerial courses in addition to the technical content.Though Bachelor’s degrees in engineering technology are The need for advanced skills in areas beyond thegenerally larger in terms of the numbers of programs traditional engineering background was noted in a studyoffered as well as in enrollment, graduate master’s degrees developing a Master of Science degree in Technology,in engineering technology are becoming increasingly specifically in energy technology for a
manufacturing preferences. A generic manufacturing engineer isharder to educate and to fit into the workforce generic mechanical engineer. These regionalpreferences are best identified through the inclusion of a vibrant Industrial Advisory Committeethat collaborates with the faculty and helps to guide their decisions on curriculum.Finally, a third major challenge to creating a Manufacturing Engineering program is establishingworking laboratory and fabrication spaces and facilities to support the curriculum. Since bydefinition manufacturing requires the fabrication of a product, tool or system, by definition thereneeds to be equipment and technical staff to support fabrication activities.Overview of the programs at Western Washington University and
entire society. Frequently, ethical problems do not have easily definedsolutions and are surrounded by ambiguities, complexity and ill-defined boundaries. In a globalsituation and the trend of internationalization of civil and construction industry, students enteringcivil, construction, environmental protection, logistics, supply chain industries and services,should clearly understand the outcomes that may have economic, legal and social benefits, andoutcomes that may have economic, legal and social costs. Collaboration modules with theindustry, international and interdisciplinary partners in ethics education in construction relatedfields should employed.6. Current practices in construction management constructionIn the United States
Qing is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. Her team focuses on statistical quality assurance, statistics, machine learning, data mining in additive manufacturing (AM), and other fields such as health research. In 2021, she and her coauthors won the M&D Best Track Paper Award in the IISE annual conference proceedings. Dr. Li has received funding support from federal agencies including NSF and DON. Ph.D., Statistics, 2015 Dissertation: Change-Point Detection in Recurrent-Event Context. Advisor: Dr. Feng Guo, GPA: 3.9/4.0 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, ¨ E. Kremer, University of
this section, participant demographics are discussed. In collaboration with the Career ServicesOffice of the institution to recruit participants, sixty students (corresponding to a 40% responserate) participated in this study. Table 1 shows a break-down of the students’ demographics interms of engineering discipline, ethnicity, gender, and academic level. As can be seen, themajority of the participants were mechanical engineering students (42%), and this was expectedconsidering the departmental culture which fosters industry experience. Furthermore, 11% and10% were chemical engineering and computer science students. As for ethnicity, the majority ofthe participants were Caucasian (78%), followed by 9% Asian/Asian-American, and 8%minority
: Educate students on global and local energy policies, regulatory frameworks, and their role in Smart City planning. Discuss the ethical implications of implementing Smart City technologies, including data privacy, social equity, and environmental justice. B-4 Technical Skill Development and Industry Collaboration: Offer practical modules on the following: • IoT integration and energy management systems. • Smart grid technology, including design, implementation, and maintenance. • BIM for energy simulation and lifecycle analysis. Partner with industry stakeholders to provide internships, workshops, and guest
Skills - From Industry to Education and Back” at 2010 NSF ATE PrincipalInvestigator C o n f e r e n c e , M r . Charles F a d e l , Global E d u c a t i o n R e s e a r c h L e a d a t C i s c oS y s t e m s , presented a study which indicates that students learn well in teams, in project basedactivities, and in collaborative environments. The hands-on project based activities will also strengthenstudents’ skills in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity/innovation. These skillshave been identified by top U.S. companies as priorities for employee development, talent managementand succession planning [2]. It is only natural for the technology education to incorporate hands-onpractical applications at every stage of a
-disciplinary teams. This paper will summarize theintellectual and practical similarities between design and communication that form the basis ofour collaboration, explain how our cross-school course is administered and taught, discuss howwe are evaluating student progress, and outline the benefits of teaching design andcommunication in this multi-disciplinary way. We argue that this team model strengthens thetheoretical underpinnings of our course while improving learning outcomes in bothcommunication and design.IntroductionOver the past several years, as part of the new national focus on outcomes by engineeringeducators, industry mentors, and ABET evaluators, communication skills and teamwork havebecome a much more prominent part of the engineering
AC 2011-1039: AN ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR EVALUATING A FOURSITE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN BIOFUELS ANDBIOREFINING ENGINEERINGDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork
Paper ID #37709A Transformative Project between Two-State Colleges and a-4-year Institution for Student Success in STEMAli Zilouchian (Professor) Dr. Ali Zilouchian is currently the Director of Applied Engineering Research Center at Keiser University. He is also the Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Founding Project Director of a HSI Title III project funded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) at FAU. His distinguished career in academia and industry has many notable accomplishments focused on research and industry partnerships, and national
introduced by Bassily et al.9 toaccompany the existing mechatronic laboratory activities. Vermaak and Jordaan10 summarized amechatronics course at the Central University of Technology, Free State that focused on materialhandling systems with accompanying laboratory. Finally, the Material Handling Industry ofAmerica (MHIA)11 periodically offers educational activities in collaboration with the College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE).Today’s engineer must be able to function in a global industrial environment as a team memberresponsible for a product, process, or intellectual activity12. A multi-disciplinary mechatronics(and material handling systems) course was created that allows students to learn and experiencemechatronics
yet be awareof the existence of UAVs or their importance to our society. Ongoing projects at Cal PolyPomona are designed to expose the students to the state-of-the-art in UAV technologies, and wellprepare them for future assignments in industry and academia, especially in the area of UAVtechnologies.The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona is currently engaged in severalUAV research projects. Current research focus is on increasing the UAV autonomy. The ongoingresearch projects include autonomous operation, development and validation of flight dynamicsmodels of UAVs2, modeling and simulation, development of obstacle and collision avoidancecapabilities3,4,5, collaboration between unmanned aerial and ground vehicles,6 tracking
theprogram with the undergraduate degree, offering a non-project option, managing theprogram through continuing education, collaborating with other departments, partneringwith industry, and accommodating students who did not graduate from the Cal PolyARCE undergraduate program. This paper offers a history of this masters program,describes these various issues, presents the current state of the program and makesrecommendations for its future.IntroductionThe Cal Poly Architectural Engineering Department’s masters program was launched infall 2007 due to student demand and ASCE policy 465’s declaration of the mastersdegree as the first professional degree for the practice of civil engineering at theprofessional level1. The mission of this master’s
Space Flight Center, Lockheed Martin and privatesector industries. Starting in 1995, Erik served as Director of the University of Florida University Center, a programwhich assists small companies commercializing university, federal and private sector technology. Since 1998, Erikhas served as the Associate Director for Industrial Collaboration and Technology Transfer for the University ofFlorida Engineering Research Center. From 2001-2002, Erik also assumed the responsibilities of Director ofBusiness Development for Cenetec Ventures, LLC, a private technology accelerator and early stage venture fund.Erik received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and Master ofScience in Management of Technology (Cum
://whartonmackcenter.com.• Medical Innovation Center University of Michigan Medical Center• Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Imperial College London, The Rajiv Gandhi Centre - Leading innovation in British and Indian companies, was established to help Indian and UK companies improve performance in innovation and entrepreneurship.• Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center Carnegie Mellon University, The vision of the Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC) is to create the optimal environment to serve the next generation of university–industry ...• The Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship The University of California Irvine ... Activities sponsored by the Beall Center draw upon the local
promoting language proficiency and cultural exchanges. We also wanted tounderstand what areas of mutual interests drive collaboration in engineering related research.The collaborative research projects could include partnerships between universities, universityand industry, and scientific institutions. Finally we looked at existing university-industrypartnerships to understand how these partnerships are promoting competitive collaboration.Culture and Language LinksConfucius InstitutesChina promotes Chinese language and culture through the establishment of Confucius Institutesand Confucius Classrooms. Both Confucius Classrooms and Confucius Institutes offer classes inMandarin, but Confucius Institutes also offer classes in Chinese culture and
Alliance from the collaborators’ perspective, using the Getting Equity AdvocacyResults (GEAR) model to frame the interview protocol. Fifteen collaborators participated insemi-structured interviews, which were analyzed based on the four foundational components ofGEAR. Key findings indicate that the absence of a clear governance structure, siloeddecision-making, and communication challenges impacted the early phase of the project. Thestudy emphasizes the importance of inclusive collaboration in conducting equity-focused workand provides insights for other Alliances seeking to promote diversity and equity in STEMfields. Implications for the Alliance include adopting the GEAR approach more widely, forminga working group to address communication
deliver the broad and specificcritical-thinking competencies that are required at the system, sub-system, and component levelfor the design and validation of engineering projects.Project experiences on a centralized engineering platform create and foster the environment whichmimics the engineering industry wherein senior-level students guide the junior-level students. Thisrelationship shares some of the attributes observed in industry with senior, junior, and entry-levelengineers. Collaboration and team work on projects promote leadership, communication, andtechnical skills across the four years of the curriculum, attributes that are crucial for future globalengineers. The students learn to work on teams, assume leadership roles, and make
four thrust areas: Curriculum Development, Pedagogy and Delivery; Research and Development; Quality and Accreditation and Innovation and Entrepreneurship, with strong Industry partnership. These Regional Indo-US Faculty Institutes will foster collaborative networks and exchanges through course offerings for engineering faculty. The resulting networks are expected to lead to mutual benefits to India and to the US, including global experiences for faculty and students, collaborative research, development and entrepreneurship in technologies of global relevance, as well as access for US and Indian universities and companies to more and better prepared engineering graduates. An Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership Institute is planned for the
ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions 7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies [1].In addition to the student outcomes, ABET’s program
results of SPEEDIndia's efforts in creating a new platform to enhance EE.Keywords: Engineering Education, Water, Infrastructure, Energy, Action Plans. 1.) SPEED India & IUCEE:SPEED is a global, non-profit student organization that functions as an interdisciplinary networkof engineering students who aspire to stimulate change and impact the development of EE and itseffect on society, industry, the environment and local communities. In collaboration withacademia, industry and government [1] SPEED is committed to improving EE by channeling thestudent voice and perspective. Through local and global initiatives SPEED empowers studentsand encourages the development of professional, ethical and social responsibility. Furthermore,through insight
learning as the pedagogical method. Exams, readings, labs, andprojects were used as the learning tools. In the past, a survey regarding the effectiveness of project Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2018 American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 425implementation has been performed in the academic years 2015 and 2016 [5]. At the end of thespring semester of the 2017 academic year, a survey was designed to assess whether thepedagogical method was helpful to students’ learning of OSI NMM architecture. We hoped thatthe survey would help us identify whether the