instructional media had a strong effect on student achievement, while the effectof instructor differences was negligible. Selection bias, novelty factor, differences in instructionaldesign and social threats to the internal validity of the study were also rejected as a possibleexplanation for the observed differences in achievement.I. IntroductionBackgroundThe study was situated in the sixth semester Control Systems course (ELE639) in anundergraduate program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University in Toronto,Canada. Hypermedia (text, graphics, video and sounds, linked in a non-linear, associative manner)have been introduced into the course to support experiential learning 1, 2 . A pilot project 3 withclassroom hypermedia
engineering topics (ET) and 32 hours of math and basicscience (M&BS); a program that requires 120 credit hours for graduation must offer only 45hours of ET and 30 hours of M&BS; a program that required only 100 hours to graduate couldoffer only 37.5 hours of ET and 25 hours of M&BS without violating the EAC Criteria.The ASCE task committee opposed the continued use of this definition for three reasons: • Logically, the minimum required math, science, and engineering content of a baccalaureate-level engineering curriculum should be absolute, given that the graduates of all programs are being prepared to enter the same profession. It seems illogical that, to enter engineering practice, the graduate of a 100-hour program
dissertation focuses on conceptualizations, the importance of, and methods to teach empathy to engineering students. He is currently the Education Director for Engineers for a Sustainable World and an assistant editor for Engineering Studies.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, and engineering design.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering
of the undergraduate curriculum and is still actively involved in the classroom, teaching over half of the First-Year Engineering Students each semester.Dr. Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati Gregory Bucks joined the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Cincinnati in 2012. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University in 2004, his MSECE from Purdue Uni- versity in 2006, and his PhD in Engineering Education in 2010, also from Purdue University. After completing his PhD, he taught for two years at Ohio Northern University in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science department, before making the transition to the University of Cincin- nati. He has
. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative
variety of devices, including high-aspect-ratioand high-density laminated magnetic cores and multi-layered windings for advanced micro-magnetic generators, as developed by Arnold, et al.2 For these types of devices, the magneticand electrical properties of the materials are most critical for performance, however, since thesedevices involve micro-rotating machinery, the mechanical properties of the materials are alsocritical for operation and durability. For these reasons, electrodeposited nickel-iron (Ni80Fe20)can be as a magnetic material of choice as well as the back iron material to fill the cavities Page 23.845.3between the other non-metals
and racial inequality, social networks, higher education, and science and technology studies. Peoples received a B.S. in Mathematics from Longwood University in 2012, an M.S. in Sociology with graduate minors in Mathematics and Statistics from Iowa State University in 2015, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University in 2022.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a Cue Family professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special Assistant to the Vice Provosts. Prior to joining Duke, she was an associate professor with tenure at the University of Florida in the Department of Computer & Information Science
, including civilengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering, are accredited by ABETEngineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). The computer science and engineering programsare accredited by the ABET Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) and the ABETEngineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). Based on the ABET accreditation procedure,academic programs must submit a self-study report detailing the strengths of the programs andprovide evidence of adherence to the ABET standards every six years. Usually, an onsite visit isconducted for the program after the self-study report is submitted and approved by ABET.However, the global pandemic has affected the normal procedure of onsite accreditation visits[3,4]. Due to the COVID-19, the
, adjusting curriculum, andcoping with the loss of personal connection that teaching often brings [3, 8].One concern that the pandemic specifically highlighted was the need for equity in education. Thisis not a new concern, but the added layer of unequitable impacts of the virus itself and unequitabledistribution of resources highlighted the need for equitable improvements to our education system[3, 7]. In fact, a 2020 study by Gillis et. al. found that even at an “elite university” studentsexperience internet and housing insecurity which can be prohibitive to online learning.Furthermore, there are significant differences in the ability of various student groups to be able towork and study from home. Some students had no access to a dedicated
write like they talk or text. Student e-mail is anothergood example showing where these skills are deficient. How can we help iGens develop softskills in writing? Give opportunities in your classes to write and revise. Practice makes perfect.Oral communication is also important. It is not just being able to give a PowerPoint presentation.Faculty need to place iGens in situations where they need to talk to their classmates. Useclassroom techniques like think-pair-share. Knowing how to talk to others leads to satisfyingrelationships. Working on teams is also important for industry. On a team, oral communicationis so important. Team projects are in every curriculum. At Baylor, a survey showed moststudents approach team projects by dividing the
Paper ID #17478The Relationship Between Course Assignments and Academic Performance:An Analysis of Predictive Characteristics of Student PerformanceMrs. Deborah Ann Pedraza, Texas Tech University I am a Systems and Engineering doctoral student at Texas Tech University. I have Bachelor’s degree in the Mathematics from The University of Houston - Victoria, an MBA - The University of Houston - Vic- toria, and a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering - The University of Massachusetts- Amherst. I teach Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science at Cuero High School in Cuero, TX and adjunct for The Victoria
Paper ID #11713Women Advancing in TechnologyDr. Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Evelyn R. Sowells earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State Univer- sity’s College of Engineering. She also holds a M.S. and B.S in Computer Science with a concentration in software engineering from the same university. Her primary research interests are in the areas of low- power high performance digital systems design, asynchronous design, self-timed digital system design and STEM education. As a result of her work, she has numerous peer reviewed journal and conference
interests and experiencesKaylla ultimately pursued undergraduate degrees in design and political science. Her designschool curriculum included courses that expanded on the engineering-related skills she alreadypossessed, such as an understanding of structural design, material selection, and machining, andgave her opportunities to practice them on projects and interdisciplinary engagements. She alsocompleted courses that focused on various engineering-related topics such as manufacturing,CAD modeling, and product design. Kaylla: “I was always interested in the practical applications of design, not just form over function, which is a lot of what happens in art school. They focus a lot on form and not as much on function. And I thought that was
of the growth media.Module 3: Transport in saturated porous media This project aimed at allowing students to: (1) quantify the effects of different factors on thetransport of bacteria in saturated porous media and (2) quantify the strength of attachmentbetween bacteria and glass beads or sand under flow conditions. Prior to running the module,students were exposed to the principles of one-dimensional colloidal transport in class. In thelecture, the article titled “Clarification of Clean-Bed Filtration Models by Logan, B. E. et. al” 22was discussed. To run the module, students were divided into groups of three students each. Eachgroup was given time to get acquainted with the experimental setup. Students used that time tolearn how to
battery pack using stripped wires. Ashley: We added all the red wires together to the battery box so they would all turn on and all the black wires together to the battery box (see Figure 3). And we did all of our electrical stuff like we were supposed to. We added the red to the plus side of the light bulb and the black to the minus side of the light bulb. We also made three holes (pointed to box where LED were inserted into three holes) for our three light bulbs that are on the front as you can see here (turned box so seeing front). Eve: We also added glue to the, to the holes (pointed to one LED with glue) of the lights because we
impact, and the minimal disruption on the path to graduation. An integral partof the ELP mission is to promote a robust contemporaneous and projective world-view instudents and user-friendly international programs are a significant part of this effort.With respect to leadership education and internationalization, the ELP curriculum appears to beon target with alumni perceptions and the program will continue to build upon and refine itsmission to educate World Class Engineers. Students will be taught leadership in a global contextso that they are sensitive to cultural differences and aware of the world and that people andnations are interconnected; as part of this effort, additional short-term international experienceswill continue to be built
high school engineering classes. Rather, they cited general interests in math, problemsolving, and creativity, as well as family influences, all factors that are challenging for theengineering education community to address.These findings demonstrate that relative to its ease of administration, a five minute survey canindeed help to anticipate student performance and retention. Its minimalism enables easyimplementation in an introductory engineering course, where it serves not only as a research tool,but also as a pedagogical aid to help students and teacher discover student perceptions aboutengineering and customize the curriculum appropriately.IntroductionStudent attrition within engineering programs has remained an issue for decades at
GPA of 2.76 in 2005, whereas male students had an average GPA of2.56.5As noted in the American Association of University Women’s 2010 report, Why So Few?Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, “On high-stakes math tests,however, boys continue to outscore girls, albeit by a small margin. A small gender gap persistson the mathematics section of the SAT and the ACT examinations (Halpern, Benbow, et al.,2007; AAUW, 2008).”5 Male students do remain more likely to take advanced placement (AP)exams than female students in calculus, physics, computer science and chemistry and “girls whotake STEM AP exams earn lower scores than boys earn on average.”6 However, scores from theNational Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP
Range Engineering (IRE) BellProgram, which is an upper-division, co-op based, engineering program. Bell is based on theaward-winning IRE, project-based learning program [10], where rather than gaining projectexperience through industry projects completed in student teams on-campus, students gaindesign experience in engineering co-ops. In the Bell Program, students complete lower-divisioncoursework (first- and second-year coursework), typically at community colleges across thenation. Students then complete their B.S. in Engineering in 2.5 years in the Bell Program. Thefirst semester focuses on preparing students for co-ops through the development of their design,professionalism, and technical skills. Students continue completing coursework while
binder for students.There are also usually two Team Tech Directors who are also selected via an application andinterview process. They are responsible for finding a corporate partner, selecting the project andstudent team members, managing the scope, schedule and budget of a year long, multi-disciplinary project and presenting the project at the SWE National ConferenceThe last position in this core is the Professional Section Liaison. She is the contact between theSWE student section and the SWE Central Coast Professional Section. She organizesprofessional/student events and works with the professional section to organize events to reachout to the community to educate them about engineering possibilities/disciplines.Campus Relations CoreThe
, engineering design, and humanities and social science courses; that work resulted in Engineering Justice: Transforming En- gineering Education and Practice (Wiley-IEEE Press, 2018). His current research grant project explores how to foster and assess sociotechnical thinking in engineering science and design courses.Jacquelene D. Walter, Colorado School of Mines Jacquelene Walter is a third year undergraduate student at Colorado School of Mines pursuing a major in Electrical Engineering. She has been a general tutor at Colorado School of Mines for first and second year students and will continue to assist with the research in sociotechnical integration until her graduation in 2020.Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of
or using modeling projects, particularly in the first years of theengineering curriculum [1-3]. There are some well-developed pedagogies that demonstrate thesuccesses of doing this. Model-eliciting activities (MEAs) are an impactful example of apedagogical approach used in first-year engineering to teach mathematical modeling skills [3].Even though there are some established approaches, there is still a need for more meaningfulways to teach modeling throughout the engineering curricula and especially in first-yearengineering courses [1].Developing computational thinking skills is something that has been emphasized in engineeringeducation more recently and aligns with this call for curriculum that explicitly teachesmathematical and
, and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Fujitsu, Rodney worked for Bell Labora- tories, Bellcore (now Telcordia), and Rockwell International. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering at Texas A&M University.Prof. Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University Michael Beyerlein is a Professor in the Human Resource Development Graduate Program at Texas A&M University. Formerly, he was professor and department head of Organizational Leadership & Supervision at Purdue and prior to that Founding Director of the Center for Collaborative Organizations and Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of North Texas. His books
be performedat home as a part of an online mechanics of materials course.There are four widely-accepted methods to deliver laboratory experience to online students:virtual simulations, on-site labs, simple home-based labs, and remotely accessed labs.2 Little hasbeen published regarding online labs for a mechanics of materials course. Bhargava et al. usedvirtual labs to deliver a laboratory experience to mechanics of materials students.3 Alexanderand Smelser used a combination of several lab delivery methods to deliver a distance mechanicsof materials lab.4 The approach taken in this paper was heavily geared towards simple home-based lab experiments.This paper begins with background information as to why the course and labs were
Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead). She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying product development decision-making during complex industry projects. Dr. Olechowski completed her BSc (Engineering) at Queen’s University and her MS at MIT, both in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Olechowski and her research group Ready Lab study the processes and tools that teams of engineers use in industry as they design innovative new products. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020
States, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina and 26 workshops in Mexico, Chile and Argentina. He has participated obtaining projects funded by the European Consortium of Innovative Uni- versities, HP Development Company, Agencia Espa˜nola de Cooperaci´on Internacional para el Desarrollo and the University of Arizona. He is a member of the Mexican Council of Educational Research, Vi- cepresident of the Latin American Physics Education Network (LAPEN), coordinator of the Evaluation of Learning and Instruction Topical Group within the International Research Group on Physics Teach- ing (GIREP for French); member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in which he was member and president of the International
Florida, Senk, Sharon I. Michigan State University. The Effects of Curriculum on Achievement in Second-Year Algebra: The example of the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. Journal for Research and Mathematics Education. 2001, Vol. 32, No. 1, 58-84.6 Doxiadis, Apostolos. Embedding Mathematics in the soul: narrative as a force in mathematics education. Opening address to the Third Mediterranean Conference of Mathematics Education. Athens February 7, 2003. Downloaded at K-State at Salina library, Salina, Kansas. March 10, 2009. http://www.apostolosdoxiadis.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224:embedding- mathematics-in-the-soul-narrative-as-a-force-in-mathematics-education&catid=62:essays&
the university as well as the role in society . As President of Johns Hopkins University,Steven Muller stated that “We are . . . already in an environment for higher education that representsthe most drastic change since the founding of the . . . great universities some eight or nine centuriesago.” He went on to assert that the university will be serving new clientele, delivering instruction innew ways, and reexamining what and how it is taught. Nyquist et al, conducting the Re-envisioningthe Ph. D. Project noted that there were over 30 reports and calls for reform in graduate educationwhich not only echoed earlier reports but emphasized the exact same issues [11]. The issues, whichhave been repeated, were: effective mentoring, economic
Paper ID #37855A Framework to Facilitate Higher Educational Institutions Delivery ofData Science Microcredentials: A First-Hand ExperienceDr. Haroon Malik, Marshall University Dr. Malik is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Marshall University, WV, USA.Dr. David A. Dampier, Marshall University Dr. Dave Dampier is Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences and Professor in the Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering at Marshall University. In that position, he serves as the university lead for engineering
well.Notably, innovation in HyFlex education is occurring in multiple areas. Leijon and Lundgren[22] have performed work on interconnecting between the physical course instruction locationand “virtual spaces” to focus in creating interaction opportunities between students and theinstructor. Keiper, et al. [23] have experimented with HyFlex integration of the pre-existingFlipGrid. Beatty [24] has proposed the use of HyFlex as a transitional approach to fully onlineinstruction. An urgent need for flexibility and transition capability was created by the COVID-19 pandemic [25], though many universities were moving towards offering partially or fullyonline programs prior to the pandemic.Several studies have assessed the HyFlex model, Kyei-Blankson [26