report out to the whole class, and we post the final list of group norms on the website andremind students periodically in class lectures. Throughout the course, students provide feedbackon pace, content, and processes of the course, both individually and through collectivediscussion.Group work: As an important and realistic engineering or scientific practice, group work isembedded thoroughly throughout the class. During lecture, students work in groups on clickerquestions (every class) or on longer tutorial activities (3-5 whole class sessions throughout thesemester). Outside of class, students are encouraged to attend optional homework sessions in thedepartment’s Help Room. There they can receive guidance on their weekly homework from
) International Perspectives on Engineering Education. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16169-3_10Eyler et al (2001). At A Glance: What We Know about The Effects of Service-Learning on College Students, Faculty, Institutions and Communities, 1993- 2000: Third Edition. Corporation for National Service Learn and Serve America National Service-Learning ClearinghouseJacoby, B. (Ed.). (2003). Building partnerships for service-learning. John Wiley & Sons.Yosso, T. J. (2005). Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth. Race ethnicity and education, 8(1), 69-91.
digital copy of the text as well as Reading and graded practice Problem assignments. b. Instructor-Created Modules, consisting of Introduction videos with learning objectives, Lessons in both PowerPoint™ and video form, and Example problem videos. 2. Classroom Activities a. Lessons, consisting of PowerPoint™ presentations with live annotation b. In-Class Problem Solving with polling, consisting of examples solved by students and/or the instructor with audience response 3. Support Resources a. Problem Solving Help, consisting of tutoring by skilled undergraduate Learning Assistants in a computer lab setting b. Live Chat, consisting of real time
floors. According toNational Elevator Inc.16, there are more than 900,000 units of elevators in the United States.Based on these facts, we conclude that the elevator is most suitable to test our concept, and wedecided to innovate the existing elevator technology to produce energy while it’s moving. Theelevator’s vertical motion is an ideal setup to build a simple educational prototype to produceenergy. Regenerating energy from building lift concepts has already been explored and publishedin an International Journal17.Our approach is to make a smaller model resembling a real elevator. We constructed the modelmostly by using 3D printed parts. The design was divided in two main categories: the elevatorand the structure. To design the prototype, we
Paper ID #22391Problem Design in HomeworkProf. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University Yumin Zhang is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Southeast Missouri State University. His academic career started in China; in 1989 he obtained master’s degree on Physics from Zhejiang University and then was employed as technical staff in the Institute of Semi- conductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After receiving PhD degree on Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2000, he started to work as a faculty member in University of Wisconsin- Platteville and then in
relatively consistentover time. Additionally, students who finished with high leader effectiveness believed that theassignment of roles positively contributed to the team in terms of division of tasks and teameffectiveness. These same students also believed that the assignment of roles positivelycontributed to their sense of purpose and ability to articulate contributions to the project.IntroductionAs engineering education evolves based on societal needs, leadership becomes increasinglyimportant in preparing students to address new challenges. The addition of leadership to the 2019ABET requirements [1] exemplifies this evolution, leading engineering educators to defineintentional ways of integrating leadership development into engineering curriculum
other skills.But complex problems come as wholes, and as engineering education and science andtechnology studies research has accentuated, often solving social dimensions of problems canshape the technical problem framing and solving process, and vice versa [3], [12]–[17].However, a recognition of the importance of sociotechnical thinking is only the first hurdle ineducating undergraduate engineering students. To create engineers who fully consider thesociotechnical aspects of complex problems, engineering students must developsociotechnically-aligned habits of mind. Habits of mind are defined as, “Any recurring action oractivity that, through repetition, instills professional problem-definition and solving routinepractices,” [4]. Downey’s work
P.E., E4S, LLC Cheryl Carrico is owner of E4S, LLC. Her current research focus relates to STEM career pathways (K- 12 through early career) and conceptual understanding of core engineering principles. She is currently a Member-at-Large for the Pre-college Division of ASEE. Dr. Carrico’s consulting company specializes in research, research evaluations, and industry consulting. Dr. Carrico received her B.S. in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech, Masters of Engineering from North Carolina State University, MBA from King University, and PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Dr. Carrico is a certified project management professional (PMP) and licensed professional engineer (P.E
Technical Information Graphically for Improving Learning Competencies Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida. https://peer.asee.org/32310[6] Jurowski, K., Jurowska, A., & Krzeczkowska, M. (2015). Comprehensive review of mnemonic devices and their applications: State of the art. International E-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education, 9(3), 4–9.[7] Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2013). Contemporary Iconography for Rich Picture Construction. Systems Research & Behavioral Science, 30(1), 31–42. doi:10.1002/sres.2121.[8] Diehl, E. J. (2018, June), Using Cartoons to Enhance Engineering Course Concepts Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
(e.g., engineering, engineering education, psychology) [1],[2], [3]. Each of these disciplines have their own norms around the generation, expression, andapplication of knowledge. It is important that these teams are able to navigate differences inthinking. Failure to acknowledge, address, and integrate these differences can lead to tensionsthat negatively impact their ability to have their desired impact. A team’s norms and approachesaround the generation, expression, and application of knowledge define their epistemic culture[4]. A team’s epistemic culture affects all aspects of the research process: the types of questionsthey answer, knowledge they generate, knowers they recognize, and knowledge they share.Existing work across Team Science
Oriented Interdisciplinary STEM Education Research Group of the Institute for the Future of Education at Tecnologico de Monterrey. He collaborates with the Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Andres Bello in Chile. He is National Researcher Level 2 in Mexico. His research lines are interdisciplinary STEM education, social oriented education, conceptual understanding, active learning, assessment tools, and faculty development. Dr. Zavala was appointed to the editorial board of the PRPER (2015-18). In the AAPT, he was a vice-presidential candidate, member of the Committee on Research in Physics Education, member and chair of the International Education Committee, and elected member of Leadership Organizing Physics
meet their particular preferences.3. Software EvaluationThe ultimate goal of the textbook is to promote conceptual understanding across a variety oftopics in engineering statics. To evaluate this, the researchers are using data collection sessionsin which engineering statics students use the Adaptive Map tool to study a prescribed topic areaand then explain that topic area to the researchers. Transcripts of these sessions are beinganalyzed to get a measure of conceptual understanding. During these sessions, students are alsoself-reporting levels of cognitive load experiences while preparing for the explanations. Testingof this type is ongoing, but a way to more quickly identify design flaws for correction wasdesired.In order for the Adaptive
simulate the technologicalenvironments of small, medium, and large-scale companies (Senior Projects, n.d.). The 2016-2017 year had nearly 30 projects for students to take part in, covering a wide variety of industrysponsored projects, intercollegiate competitions, and faculty sponsored projects. The majority ofthese projects focus on designing one-off prototype systems, new testing and researchequipment, or making improvements to specific parts or components for industry sponsors,including CFD model development projects and controls system logic for vehicle systems. CSUalso competes in a number of engineering collegiate competitions: the International RocketEngineering Competition, EcoCAR 3, BAJA SAE, Formula SAE, and the Human PoweredVehicle
individual interview. Studentswere contacted only after grades for the course had been finalized. During each session, studentswere asked questions about their experience in the course (see Appendix C) in order to assesstheir learning and identify ways to improve the course. In total, 6 of the 11 students enrolled inthe course participated. Recordings of focus groups and interviews were transcribed, andtranscripts were analyzed using thematic coding and analysis to identify specific learningoutcomes and course improvement recommendations as well as to inform the broader objectivesof ELF.FindingsSeveral learning outcome themes were identified through the analysis: 1) understanding thepurpose of the course, 2) the value of reflection, 3) the value of
Paper ID #47122Shaping Spatial Minds: How School Type, Physics Achievement, and StudentMotivation Influence Spatial ReasoningTaiwo Raphael Feyijimi, University of Georgia Taiwo is a highly skilled AI Engineer, Researcher, and Doctoral Student at the University of Georgia who completed his MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering. He is currently leveraging AI to tackle simple and longstanding problems in engineering education. With over a decade of industry experience as a Technology Strategist and Technical Lead, he has established himself as a forward-thinking innovator in AI and EdTech
focus group consisted of four or fivestudents per session. Questions focused on the students’ perspective of project based learning inthe remote classroom after Covid. The data used in this study are portions of the data collectedfor a larger research project. The qualitative data gathered were analyzed thematically. Questionsanalyzed for this study were: 1. How did your class change as a result of COVID-19? 2. Would you be able to explain the engineering design process to a new student? 3. How was this class for you generally, with engineering design activities? 4. Would you be able to explain the engineering design process to a new student? 5. How well do you all think that you understand what engineers do? 6
develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Garden TOOLS: Engaging elementary students in technology-rich agricultural engineering projects in outdoor learning spacesAbstractAs demand for food and energy continues to grow, so, too, does the importance ofunderstanding agricultural systems and technologies. There is a need to prepare ascience-literate citizenry capable of making informed decisions related to food, energy,and
explained and justified. Far too many students force theirprograms to function in a brittle way instead of letting the OOP do its job for them.20 In otherwords, they invest more effort into a larger solution that actually performs worse.The typical carrier operations for takeoff are as follows. The secondary agents are initially initalics. Steps with an asterisk are automatic; otherwise, the user must explicitly enter a command.1. The fighter starts in its parking spot.*2. It taxis to the start of the catapult via a taxiway.3. It connects to the catapult.4. The blast barrier raises behind it.5. It throttles up to maximum power.6. The catapult rapidly drags it to the end of the runway.7. The barrier lowers.8. The catapult returns to
into a collection of elements as shown in Figure 1. The Remove and Solvebuttons, respectively, work with equations in a workspace as we describe later.The equation palette (3) is a persistent, drop-down list of equations segregated by topics coveredby the subject that the exercises belong to. In addition to equations that define relationships be-tween physical quantities, a group of equations for defining algebraic relations (such as sums,differences, divisions, etc.) is also provided. Additionally, we provide a “Favorites” list to book-mark equations that the student has already used in the current session. Palette-based entry hasgained popularity in modern software interfaces since they not only improve user experience byreducing algebraic
problem set [3], [4]. Drawn from models of professionaltraining in medicine, and touted as a student-centered learning strategy, project-based, orproblem-based learning (PBL) has become a popular model to integrate specific challenges ofprofessional engineering into the learning process by incorporating the complexities of humanand site-based work into engineering curriculum [5], [6]. While pointing out the overly-broadrange of instructional methods justified under this title, critics agree that the active andcollaborative processes have value for student learning in engineering [7], [8], [5].For civil and environmental engineers, whose work is often connected to construction, land, andwater issues on specific sites, and whose work heavily
to make clear that the demarcations betweentechnology and culture are fuzzy, what is technological is always already cultural and vice versa[2]. The concept may appear redundant since technology—i.e. “the set of practices that humansuse to transform the material world” [3]—is always culturally situated [4] and value-laden [5].Still, the concept is useful for making this explicit and avoiding confusion with moreinstrumental definitions of technology that are commonly employed in engineering.I begin with some background on Mindstorms as educational technology and detail someexisting literature on its uses in elementary education. This is followed by a theoretical overviewof the concept technocultures, explaining how the concept is useful for
their company was facing whichstudent teams focused on creating solutions/processes for in their projects. To aid in theexperience, each student team had two external mentors, an engineering and a business mentor,throughout the experience that provided additional in-depth guidance on their engineering designand business practices. Student teams met in person with their mentors once per week and alsomet virtually as needed.The second week emphasized minimum viable products, prototyping and testing environments,secondary stakeholders and experts, client feedback, budget creation, investor/business funding,and technical skill sessions. The third and final week’s topics included communicatingvalue/impact, marketing, presentation basics, and
low-cost educational technologies and his develop- ment and use of technologies to aid usage tracking in makerspaces to examine them as interactive learning environments.Elizabeth Quinn, Northeastern University Liz Quinn is the Director of Pre-College Programs at Northeastern University. Liz has worked in admin- istration at Northeastern since 2008 and previously worked in international programs. Liz has a M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University and a B.A. from the University of Rochester.Ms. Alice SmithDr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame is an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University and a mem- ber of the first-year
session, she generatedqualitative data in the form of (a) handwritten field notes describing her experiences and theexperiences of other student she witnessed that day, (b) digital images of student work, and (c)notes from program mentor debriefs for that day. All data was recorded by hand in a researchjournal immediately after the other EAP students left the program site to ensure that studentsremained unaware of her identity as an embedded participant-researcher. Specifically, noidentifiable information was recorded; pseudonyms were used in the field notes to aid indescribing the interactions and experiences of individual students. Gendered pronouns, based onhow students presented themselves during the program (and not necessarily how they self
. Engagement scores were also comparedacross conditions to determine how different levels of activity or interaction correlated withlearning outcomes. Scores were normalized to facilitate direct comparisons across groups.Student EngagementStudent engagement was measured using an adapted version of the ICAP framework [2]. Thisinstrument combined data from three sources: direct observations in hands-on settings, screen-recorded activity in virtual sessions, and self-reported surveys. The engagement measure,grounded in validated psychometric instruments, demonstrated strong internal consistency(Cronbach’s alpha = 0.85). Engagement scores were composite scores measured as continuousvariables reflecting the four dimensions—Interactive, Constructive, Active
is unknown whether the efficacy of these spacesplay a significant role in students’ progress and engagement in social activities or even if it extendsbeyond the personal development after undergraduate studies (Cartile et al. 2019; Fosnacht et al.2019).Over the past years, American Universities and Colleges have progressively institutionalizeddiversity enterprises at higher education levels in curricular and co-curricular spaces (Lee &Matusovich 2016). Although encouragement of diversity through the curriculum and increasingthe interpersonal exposure receives great attention(Crandall et al. 2019), many higher educationinstitutes aim to extend the learning efficiency outside of the classroom and technically maximizeit by developing co
Paper ID #29284Relationship Between Students’ Demographics And Manufacturing CareerPerceptions (Work in Progress)Miss Chidubem Nuela Enebechi, Purdue University Chidubem Nuela Enebechi is a first-year Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. She is an international student from Nigeria, and she received her bachelor’s in Computer Science at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Nuela’s research interests focus on understanding the relationship between students’ demographics and manufacturing career perceptions, Machine Learning, Computer Vission among many others. In her spare time, Nuela enjoys
Paper ID #36471The Myowearable Sleeve: A Surface ElectromyographyInjury Prevention DeviceBala Maheswaran (Professor) Bala Maheswaran is currently a senior faculty in the College of Engineering, Northeastern University. He has contributed and authored over one hundred publications consisting of original research and education-related papers, and conference proceedings. He has over twenty years of experience in teaching at Northeastern University. He is the Chair of the Engineering Physics Division, ASEE, Chair and executive board member, ASEE NE Section; the co-chair of TASME Conference (Technological Advances in
Paper ID #38076Data Acquisition for Collegiate Hybrid and Solid Rocketry -An Undergraduate Research ExperienceSanjay Jayaram (Associate Professor)Hunter Michael PritzlaffAndrew Stack Andrew Stack is a junior at Saint Louis University studying mechical engineering. He is involved in FSAE and is looking forward to starting a career in the aerospace industy. Currently an intern at Boeing in St. Louis as a tooling engineering working on a variety of military aircrafts. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com
Biosystems Engineering program at the Universityof Kentucky is organized into a two-semester sequence with each course accounting for twocredit hours (four credit hours total). Approximately 25-40 students enroll in the capstonesequence each year, so there are typically seven to ten teams consisting of three to four memberseach. The meeting pattern for the course is such that the students meet for a one-hour lectureperiod each week, then have individual team updates or design reviews (10-15 min per team)during a weekly two-hour lab meeting. Students are encouraged to use the lab period as adedicated work session each week since it should be a guaranteed time when all team membersare available, as well as additional times outside of class time