papers,chapters, and books.At Soltec, students’ formation is provided at three different and non-hierarchical levels [42]: 1. At GE practice teams: each one of these teams is in charge of one of Soltec’s current projects (presented above). At this level, formation happens: on the team’s monthly or biweekly studying sessions; on general formations provided to all Soltec’s teams; on the immersive supporting practice; on individual or group feedbacks; 2. At elective undergraduate disciplines – “Participatory Management” and “Solidarity Technology”: they are four-weekly-hour and fifteen-week-long disciplines that conjugate theory with some practice, reserving a fifteen-hour load for the students’ interaction with
Science disciplinescontinues to receive increasing attention during recent years [6] [7] [8]. Challenges facingdigitization of assessments within technical curricula include equitable mechanisms for partialcredit, scalable submission and grading of handwritten work, and evaluation of creative designaspects within the constraints of contemporary Learning Management Systems (LMSs) [9].Herein, lockdown proctored computer-based testing was evaluated as an enabling instructionaltechnology to reallocate low-gain grading tasks of the instructor and Graduate TeachingAssistants (GTAs) towards conducting more impactful recitation sessions by mentoring remedialexercises with purposely-formed peer-learning cohorts.To address this objective, both conventional
responsibility and the impact of students’ backgrounds in their formation as engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Engagement and Industry Readiness in a Systems Exploration, Engineering, and Design Laboratory (SEED Lab)IntroductionLaboratory courses have been a key component of engineering education in the United Statessince the founding of the earliest American engineering schools [1]. Today, well-designedlaboratories in the undergraduate curriculum play a critical role in the development of students'hands-on skills, problem-solving abilities, teamwork skills and analytical thinking while alsodeepening the content learned in lecture-based classes. The primary focus of
becoming increasingly representative in theconstruction market [1], [2]. One of the greatest claim for the use of DB is that it allows foraccelerating the schedule by making use of fast-track techniques [3]. However, research indicatesthat for a successful DB project, it is necessary to have improved communication between allstakeholders, including between owner and design-builder [3]. The link between effectivecommunication and project success suggests that a successful construction manager not onlyneeds technical knowledge, but also ‘soft skills.’ [3], [4]. Similarly, a shift on how higher education institutions view undergraduate teaching isalso happening. Research in student motivation indicates that learning becomes more meaningfulto
Virginia as shown on page 1 of [56].57-60 These steps include(1-10) general information about Linux and how to set up a Linux account, FireFox, SSH,capture of images with The GIMP, printing and plotting, getting started with Cadence, andsending email from Linux. After carrying out these setup steps, the manual steps the studentthrough the process of (11) creating a library, (12) a schematic, (13) a symbol, (14) Spectresimulation, (15) layout, (16) Design Rule Check (DRC), (17) extraction, (18) Layout versusSchematic check (LVS), (19) extracted-layout simulation, and (20) simulation with NC-Verilog.Subsequent steps are (21) generating I-V curves for an nFET, (22) parametric simulation of I-Vcurves for an nFET, (23) generating a voltage transfer
Paper ID #22355Investigating Influences on First-year Engineering Students’ Views of Ethicsand Social ResponsibilityMs. Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette Swetha is currently a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue. Her current work includes identifying and developing leadership and technical competencies for early career engineers and managers. She integrates her research in Engineering Education with prior background in Human Resource Management and Engineering to understand better ways to manage technical talent in organi- zations.Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette
., ourselves) as connectedby the same or similar identity categories. In many scholarly conversations, researchers aretypically treated as “identity-less” pure observers of the world. This approach draws from thepositivist scientification of social research, the need for objective epistemology, and thecultivation of a politically neutral academic enterprise. Indeed, statistical social science researchaimed at generalizations arose with the influence of capitalism, mass consumerism, and a desireto prescribe normativity and productivity for the human body (Cogdell, 2015). In such socialscientific traditions, researchers are implicitly identified with the normative and identity-lessmainstream, observing and manipulating othered and minoritized
Society, 2012, pp. 1-6. 3. C. Chittister and Y. Haimes, Harmonizing ABET Accreditation and the Certification of Systems Engineers, Systems Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2011, pp. 341-348. 4. A. Cruz-Martín, J. Fernández-Madrigal, C. Galindo, J. González-Jiménez, C. Stockmans-Daou, and J. Blanco-Claraco, A LEGO Mindstorms NXT approach for teaching at Data Acquisition, Control Systems Engineering and Real-Time Systems undergraduate courses, Computers and Education, v 59, n 3, 2012, pp 974-988. 5. S. Ferguson, H. Klumpe, and J. Turner, The incredible egg: Investigating the design education challenges and complexity of the egg drop project, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical
approach may leave students unsure about potential careers [3], since itoften does not include integrating innovation, ideation, and developing new products, which arecrucial areas within the cutting-edge BME field [1], [4].One way to improve BME students’ confidence in their career preparation has been to introducethem to undergraduate research in BME-specific areas, such as research experience forundergraduates (REU) programs [5], [6], [7], as a way to encourage them to pursue graduate-level research and apply their curricular knowledge to practice [2], [8]. Generally, REUprograms have encouraged development of communication skills through both oral presentationand writing technical research, laboratory and computer skills, and collaboration
bibliometric information shows that OR analysis in HEIs isbecoming a trend of which researchers and HEI employees should be aware. This study followsthe same methodology of Tranfield and colleagues1 as used before. The findings were refinedfrom the previous work, by enlarging the inclusion and exclusion criteria (i.e., including 2022and half of 2023 years), while expanding the pool of databases used. Implications forengineering education relate to survivability experiences, unexpected shocks, and decisions takenfrom other universities and educational institutions in general. Although not all literatureexplores engineering-focused cases, the analysis of these experiences and decisions taken fromliterature can guide the survivability of engineering
Project Leaders; (B) Student cohorts through social activities and STEM-based games; (C)A weekly seminar meeting with outside presentations of general interest, such as job-hunting,resume-writing, information about scholarships and fellowships, and the process to apply tograduate school; and (D) A Poster Session so that students present the engineering experiencesthey have gained. A poster competition was held to select the best student posters, and selectedstudents were awarded “Posters of Excellence” Certificates.In 2013, SOCHE again implemented an assessment tool in an effort to better understand theneeds of the 43 participating students. Of these students, 10 students had also participated in the2012 program (repeat participation rate of
general concepts about com- noted. This was the third format in which the same CSputers, including key terms such as “algorithm”, “program”, concepts were presented (Fig. 1). During the last 20 minutes“programming languages” and so on. In this phase, we used of this segment, the students who needed help in reading were“making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich” as an example to released to participate in the reading activity for that week. Theemphasize the importance of precision in
in industry. Thisresearch spans a multitude of domains and industries. This section summarizes the findings ofthose research papers. In particular, it summarizes the generalized techniques and findings that canapply to our domain of helping students determine if they would like to pursue a career inacademia.Job Shadowing and Experiential LearningJob shadowing is a type of experiential learning. Experiential learning is a broad category of hands-on learning techniques that are common both in classroom settings (labs and projects) and outsideof it (fieldwork and internships) [1]. Job shadowing has been studied in relation to variousoutcomes and has been found to positively impact knowledge transfer, student motivation,training, and more. The
continent.KEYWORDSself-efficacy, self-determination, agency, Africa, first-yearIntroductionDue to the dominance of rote pedagogies in many pre-tertiary classrooms, African studentsentering a university engineering program may tend to have had limited design-buildexperiences. This can affect their academic prospects, but perhaps more importantly it can builda negative perception of their capabilities in creating innovations and developing technicalsolutions.A first-semester engineering course, Introduction to Engineering, has been seen to have animpact in countering this perception in students at Ashesi University in Ghana [1] [2]. Thecourse’s modules which include machine shop skills-building sessions and project-basedlearning offer causality for statistically
alsopresented.Introduction of Problem and NeedThe benefits of project-based learning have been well established, especially in providingstudents opportunities to develop their independence, responsibility, and social skills [1]. This, inaddition to the push of the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) toinvolve students from multiple disciplines in solving complex engineering problems [2], haveresulted in the implementation of interdisciplinary team-based projects throughout engineeringcurricula.However, team-based project teaching can experience several instructional challenges,particularly when working with a large number of students and projects. Interdisciplinary teamformation can also impose difficulties as students vary in technical skills
. Additionally, using this method, teachers self-organize,examine, assess, and orient learning for students both within and beyond the classroom. This goesbeyond merely transmitting knowledge to students.Calculus has many useful applications. This topic reveals itself in its numerous and significantapplications in practice and in many branches of science, particularly physics, which hashistorically been most closely associated with analysis. According to Kleiner [1] for three centuries(18th, 19th, 20th), the primary quantitative instruments for analyzing scientific issues have beencalculus, modern physics, and engineering. Calculus cannot, then, solely concentrate on solvingproblems of pure mathematics while ignoring the chance to show students the
engineering students, weadopted the mastery grading approach to reduce stress, foster learning over grades, and enhancegrowth. This paper reports the key aspects of the mastery grading design and presents initialfindings on its impact. Results show that students from the mastery grading sections experienceda significant decrease in test anxiety and a significant improvement in self-efficacy across threecategories. No significant changes in performance were observed.Keywords: Calculus, mastery grading, anxiety, growth mindset, self-efficacyIntroductionOur university’s School of Engineering assumes that most incoming students begin withCalculus II. In general, we have less than 15% of students who begin with Calculus I. Since thepandemic, the number of
tenure track professors, teaching professors, and dataanalytics administrators. Although we did not ask for the sexual orientations or gender identities of theinterviewees, some volunteered this information during their interview.BarriersWe noted four emergent barrier themes from the interviews. These themes broadly describe difficulties inimplementing the collection of SOGI data as a standard practice.1. There exists an unfavorable public perception concerning the collection of SOGI data.Multiple interviewees described various ways in which the act of collecting SOGI data may generate anegative public perception of the institution, some of which might lead to unfavorable outcomes. Participantsnoted several types of stigmas associated with the
,” and “Product Commercialization.” The third project is justbeginning and aims to further expose undergraduates to research and reinforce the importanceresearch in student formation. It is entitled “An EM-Driven Framework for UndergraduateResearch” and involves six institutions from across the KEEN network. The areas beingdeveloped are Early Exposure, Student Research Training, Faculty & Mentor Training, andAssessment. This project is just starting and will be ongoing for three years.IntroductionThe concept of research is not new. Some people describe the concept of research as old asscience itself, however, the concept of the close relationship between research and subsequentdevelopment was not generally recognized until the 1950s [1
can’t really change your basic intelligence.”. Less than 1% of students reported that theystrongly agreed with any of these statements.Students generally reported a high sense of belonging. About 70% of students reported that theyagreed with the statements in the Sense of Belonging Questionnaire (“My teacher/instructor seesme as a bioengineer”, “my family sees me as a bioengineer”, “my friends/classmates see me as abioengineer”) whereas less than 20% of students reported that they disagreed with thestatements. The rest of the students neither agreed nor disagreed with the statements.Students generally rated highly on their intrinsic motivation as measured by their responses tothe Intrinsic Motivation Inventory. We report the percent of students
the future generation of engineers or students about Marijuanause and the depth of the training they need in this matter. This paper investigates it.The research objective was to assess how joint medical and recreational marijuana is in thestudents and measure the effect of using recreational and medical marijuana on job efficiency andsafety.MethodologyA survey is planned to (1) Assess how common is medical and recreational marijuana in differentpositions, including workers, superintendents, technicians, engineers, and managers; (2) measurethe effect of using recreational and medical marijuana on job efficiency and safety; (3) evaluatethe rate of the recreational and medical marijuana use in different ages, gender and ethnic minoritysubgroups
will be used to relate the sensor outputand the thrust of the motor. Therefore, Eq. 5 yields. 𝑣 = 0.0752 ∗ 𝑚 − 0.06480 ± 0.0180 (6) Figure 11: Finalized build-up of the Thrust Stand with the Calibration MechanismB. Testing and Calculating the Thrust Force Thrust generation subsystem is one of the most significant subsystems of the unmanned aerialvehicle. Technical characteristics (speed, endurance and range of flight, and maneuvering ability)are directly dependent to this subsystem [9]. Once the thrust stand was satisfactorily calibrated, itwas ready for testing and characterizing the thrust output of UAV motors. The motor that wasselected
allow comparethe efficiency of pedagogy in the students learning. Furthermore, understanding thecharacteristics that influence the that right ratio between synchronic and asynchronous sessions,among other learning lessons that allow optimization of Guerra’s framework.References[1] M. A. Guerra and C. Gopaul, “IEEE Region 9 Initiatives: Supporting Engineering Education During COVID-19 Times,” IEEE Potentials, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 19–24, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.1109/MPOT.2020.3043738.[2] C. Nerantzi, “The use of peer instruction and flipped learning to support flexible blended learning during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic,” International Journal of Management and Applied Research, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 184–195, 2020.[3] A. Rahman, “A
School.WRITE-D meetings were held once per week during the academic year from Fall 2019 to Fall2021. The sessions were 2 hours in length, with 30 minutes dedicated to the guest speaker, 10minutes for questions & answers with the guest speaker, 1 hour for individual writing in a groupsetting, and 20 minutes for goal setting & review. Students brainstormed and selected sessiontopics during the first meeting of the semester based on their writing needs and concerns. Guestand faculty speakers were invited to share their discipline-specific knowledge with studentwriters based on their expertise. Faculty speaker sessions included time for Q&A, whichprovided a valuable opportunity for graduate student writers to ask questions they otherwise
degree. 2. Work collaboratively in a team environment on comprehensive projects. 3. Communicate effectively through writing and presentations. 4. Develop leadership skills for business and management. 5. Understand and appreciate the necessity of working with the entire project delivery team. 6. Practice problem solving and decision-making skills in construction including evaluation of associated risks. 7. Utilize skills and knowledge acquired from the general education curriculum.Course deliverables span a range from business and technical documents. From a businessperspective, students make up a fictitious company and define organizational roles. Teammembers also are given fictitious project roles and should provide an
team develops the design and construction management documents, generates a proposal with both ARC and BCS deliverables, and presents the project to the client. The project is assessed and graded in two parts: discipline‐specific (75% weight) and collaborative component (25% weight). The rubric for the project components is shown in Table 1 below. 4 Table 1. Rubric for Project 5 (SLO 9 Metric) Building Construction Science: 75% of total for BCS students Architectural Precast Panel Design and Detailing
theinclusion of this type of content into their construction courses or programs.IntroductionPrevious research argued that engineering students have a 'culture of disengagement' aboutsocietal issues [1]. Furthermore, recent work on engineering and technology students'perceptions of using new technology suggests an over-focus on technical aspects within thoseprograms, to the detriment of social implications [2].Considering the societal impact of the built environment on the population, this lag seemsunjustified and concerning. Furthermore, history has several examples that indicate the effect ofpoorly functioning construction and infrastructure on the deployment of unsatisfactory servicelevels, high operation and maintenance costs, and unjustified
with increasing project timeline b) Decreasing ability to make changes with increasing project timeline c) Decreasing cost to make changes with increasing project timeline d) Increasing cost to make changes with decreasing project timelineQ7. _________ is a key factor to successfully implement Envision rating system. a) Partnering sessions b) Co-location c) Incorporation into project risk matrix d) Expert facilitationPerception about Sustainable Infrastructure and Integrated DesignQ1. Do you think that integrated design and alternative project delivery should be applied tosustainable infrastructure projects? 1) Strongly disagree 2) Somewhat disagree 3) Neither agree nor disagree
, disarming a mine, and feeding fish. The technical knowledge covered in the courseconsists of robot design, mechanical analysis, sensing and actuation, electrical system design, guidance,navigation, control, robot operating system, computer vision, object recognition, and mission planning.Students work with their teammates to determine how to discompose the mission into smaller pieces andfurther into design components on the robots under the instructor’s guidance. Students are assessed throughthree presentations, a demonstration, and a report. A survey is conducted to assess the impact of thisconvergence learning experience on the following three categories (1) knowledge and skills in and out ofstudents’ majors, (2) self-efficacy in solving complex
developments in my field, and spend quality time with friends and family. My goal is to inspire the next generation of engineers to be curious, excited, and passionate about engineering and life. In my free time I enjoy playing flag football, crocheting, cooking, and gardening. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Self-Reported Emotions of Engineering Instructors During and After a Sudden ChangeAbstractThere is a need for a deeper understanding of instructors’ adaptability so that supports can be putin place to sustain teaching and learning in times of considerable disruption (e.g., naturaldisasters, public health emergencies, and man-made incidents). This