Paper ID #10737Critical Thinking, Reflective Practice, and Adaptive Expertise in EngineeringNathan Hicks, University of Florida Current graduate student in materials science and engineering at the University of Florida. Spent three years teaching high school math and science before returning to graduate school for an advanced degree.Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of FloridaDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Dean’s Fellow for Engi- neering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the University of Florida. He conducts research
aiming for a grade of‘C’, or perhaps ‘D.’ Perhaps most discouraging was that students were not improving as thesemester progressed; despite my efforts at providing quality feedback, I continued to see thesame errors repeating themselves.About the same time that I became disenchanted with my grading process, I realized that ourstudents were not experiencing writing as an iterative process. This was an important realization,since most of the writing undertaken by professionals is written and rewritten many times beforeit is made available to the intended audience.Further rationale for this new approach was that many faculty members cite their co-writing ofreports and papers with their graduate school research advisor as having the most influence
complex, real world problems; to find, evaluate, and use appropriate learning resources; to work cooperatively in teams and small groups; to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills; and to use content knowledge and intellectual skills to become continual learners.According to Bound & Feletti, “problem-solving learning is older than formal educationitself, namely that learning is initiated by a posed problem, query, or puzzle that thelearner wants to solve”.3 In problem solving learning, complex, real problems motivatestudents to identify and research concepts and principles they need to know in order toprogress through the problems. Students work independently or in small learning teamsas they
Effects of STOMP on Students’ Attitudes and Understandings toward the Engineering Design ProcessAbstractAt Tufts University there exists an engineering educational outreach program called the StudentTeacher Outreach Mentorship Program. This program is designed to take engineering studentsand place them in K-12 outreach to act as mentors for teachers and students. Previous researchconducted on the program showed that participation in the program helped students developmuch needed citizenship and communication skills. Administrators of the program have longhypothesized that the program also assists in the development of deeper understandings ofengineering related concepts. The following research is a preliminary study supporting just
Paper ID #8967Honest Expert Solutions Towards Cognitive ApprenticeshipDr. Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sean Moseley is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology. He received a B.S. from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.Ms. Rachel McCord, Virginia Tech Rachel McCord is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Her research interests include engineering students
Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and engineering education research. He serves as Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and as a member of the editorial boards of College Teaching and Ac- countability in Research. He is a Carnegie Scholar and an IEEE Fellow. Professor Loui was Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Illinois from 1996 to 2000. He directed the theory of computing program at the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 1991. He earned the Ph.D. at M.I.T. in 1980. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 WIP: Designing a Course to Promote
Paper ID #18483Work in Progress: Rethinking How We Teach in Engineering Through aCourse Redesign InitiativeDr. Stephanie Laggini Fiore, Temple University Stephanie Fiore is the Senior Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Temple Univer- sity, responsible for developing excellence in teaching by supporting faculty in implementing evidence- based teaching practices. Stephanie has 30 years of teaching experience, as well as deep experience in mentorship of faculty, curriculum development and academic program management. Her current research focuses on how to improve student success by redesigning courses to
Paper ID #29590Predicting engineering student success: An examination of collegeentrance exams, high school GPA, perceived competence, engineeringachievement, and persistenceMr. Harrison Douglas Lawson, Michigan State University Harrison Lawson is a graduate student pursuing his M.S. of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State Uni- versity. He completed his undergraduate studies in chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He plans to continue his doctoral studies at Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests include drug delivery, cell biology, and STEM education. He aspires to become a university faculty
Ethics portion of the Engineer of 2020 workshop in Sept. 2008, chairing a break-out session at the workshop. He has taught an ethics lecture for ME 290, the professional communications course within ME, for many years. Together with another colleague, he also has given a seminar on Research Ethics for graduate students twice in the last 3 years. For 10 years, he served as chair of the ME Communications Committee, where he championed workshops for teaching assistants to help improve reading and writing skills for their students. He recently started teaching ME 492, Technology and Values, an elective course with readings and discussion on topics related to global and environmental issues
forboosting the confidence and creativity of freshman students while introducing them to theengineering disciplines. The core philosophy behind the LWTL concept is to create a learningenvironment that empowers students with a “can do” attitude. One of the essential ingredients tothis environment is transitioning students from their previous learning mode to a more self-reliant mode of study. The LWTL curriculum encourages this transition through the use of acommercially available “lab” and real-world projects.The LWTL curriculum was motivated through a combination of the following factors: 1. Our college vision of “being the best college in the world at integrating engineering and science in research and education” 2. A noticeable change in
in what ways do faculty members, staff, and the director convey an expectation for students to experience increases in their professional identity development and knowledge of engineering when working within a makerspace? 3. What do faculty members and students perceive to be necessary for students to be successful within a makerspace?Participants and SettingThe participants in our study were the students, staff, and faculty members interacting with orworking within an engineering program embedded makerspace during two days of datacollection. The setting was a large, public, and high research activity university in the southernregion of the United States with large undergraduate and graduate engineering
psychometric instrument that will measure the skills, behaviors, and traits of an innovative engineer. Her hope is that this awareness of individual innovativeness levels will enhance engineering professionals and student’s innovative skillsets. Jessica is also interested in studying and teaching design thinking methods to students, and is currently working to spread design thinking through mini-workshops across Penn State.Dr. Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests
students in the elective high-speed design class.Having better prepared students has, in turn, required the high-speed design course to becontinually augmented and improved.Computer Engineering Core: The intent in including the EMC/SI course in the core CPEcurriculum is to ensure that all our CPE students have sufficient background to pursue a study ofhigh-speed design with more success. The require EMC/SI course focuses on electromagneticfundamentals, electromagnetic compatibility, and signal integrity. It serves as a kind of“electromagnetics for computer engineering students.” A listing of topics in the requiredEMC/SI course for computer engineers is given in Table 2. Table 2: Topics for required EMC/SI course for computer engineers
AC 2012-3081: LOW-COST HANDS-ON DOE EXPERIMENTSDr. Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy Page 25.905.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Low cost hands-on DOE experimentsAbstract At the University of Detroit Mercy, “Design of Experiments (DOE)” is a graduate level classthat teaches students multiple methods of experimental design. Each DOE method allows thestudent to systematically, efficiently and accurately gather data and make objective conclusionsbased on their analysis. This is a very important skill for engineers to have, however, the class isheavily mathematical and
Paper ID #16847Inclusive Learning through Real-time Tracking Display of CaptionsDr. Raja S. Kushalnagar, Rochester Institute of Technology Raja Kushalnagar is an Assistant Professor in the Information and Computing Studies Department at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. He teaches information and/or computing courses, and tutors deaf and hard of hearing students in computer science/information technology courses. His research interests focus on the intersection of disability law, accessible and educational technology, and human-computer interaction. He
females. Studentinterviews, administered during the last semester of their senior year, provide additional evidenceabout confidence in engineering students, with marked differences in the responses of male andfemale students. This multi-method approach, utilizing the rich dataset of the AcademicPathways Study, enables us to consider approaches to understanding the ‘confidence gap’ inengineering students.Introduction:Despite years of research and intervention, women continue to be underrepresented inengineering.1 Women earned less than one-fifth of the bachelor’s degrees in engineering andengineering technologies granted in the U.S. in 2004.2 One reason for the gender gap which hasbeen explored by researchers is a gap in self-confidence, which
. Therefore,in this paper, we discuss the development of a survey instrument designed to measure studentmotivation to obtain an engineering degree. This survey was developed to be a tool for conciselymeasuring multiple motivation constructs. We broadly situate our study in motivation theory assuch theories are designed to explain choices to engage in action or not.15 Specifically, wesituate our study in expectancy-value theory16-18 which has a history of research applicationsrelated to persistence and career choices19-20 and particularly among engineering students.21-22 The survey was developed by consulting existing surveys measuring different constructsin expectancy-value theory in a variety of situations. While some items from these surveys
engaged in engineer-esque activities, we hopeto further the conversation surrounding educating the engineer of the future.Broadening Engineering PathwaysA more inclusive vision of engineering crossed with making could build future engineeringcapacity as well as raise awareness to the general public of the work and impact such workoffers. Findings from the Center on the Advancement of Engineering Education’s AcademicPathways Study studying undergraduate persistence in engineering and students’ pathways byand through engineering studies, found two groups of students with different motivations forengagement.1 The first seeks financial security, overcoming barriers of foundational math andscience courses to continue, aiming for graduation. The second
, and Brian R. Thorndyke, “Identifying FactorsInfluencing Engineering Student Graduation: A Longitudinal and Cross-Institutional Study,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, Vol. 93, No. 4, October 2004, pp. 313-320.[7] Smyth, Frederick L. and John J. McArdle, “Ethnic and Gender Differences in Science Graduation at SelectiveColleges with Implications for Admission Policy and College Choice,” Research in Higher Education, Vol. 45, No.4, June 2004, pp. 353-381.[8 Besterfield-Sacre, Mary, Cynthia J. Atman, and Larry J. Shuman, “Characteristics of Freshman EngineeringStudents: Models for Determining Student Attrition in Engineering,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86,No. 2, April 1997, pp. 139-149.[9] U.S. Department of Education. National
Technology Dr. Linda S. Hirsch, has a degree in Educational Psychology from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University with a specialization in Educational Statistics and Measurement. She is a senior member of the professional staff at the Center for Pre-College Programs and is knowledgeable in the areas of student learning and educational psychology. Dr. Hirsch has nearly 20 years experience conducting longitudinal research studies and is proficient in experimental design, database management and statistical analysis including instrument development, psychometrics and statistical programming. She has helped in the coordination and development of STEM educational programs many of which included a focus on
student recruitment and retention in Psychology. As a Senior. Research Advisor at AARP Dr. Ledbetter has received the Sustained Excellence Award, a New Ventures in Leadership fellowship, and is the co-founder of the Jerry Florence Memorial Mentoring Program.Dawn Williams, Howard University DAWN G. WILLIAMS is an assistant professor and Master's Program Coordinator in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy at Howard University. Dr. Williams serves as a faculty researcher for the Center for Advancement of Engineering Education. She is also the Co-Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation grant designed to study the post baccalaureate decisions of high achieving
interested in improving the culture and environment of undergraduate education experience for all students, particularly those from underrepresented groups.Dr. Patricia Clayton, University of Texas at AustinDr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin Maura Borrego is Director of the Center for Engineering Education and Professor of Mechanical Engi- neering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Borrego previously served as Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education, a Program Director at the National Science Foun- dation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards
relevance ofstudent engagement to the desired outcomes of educational institutions. However, all of thisresearch has been directed at civilian institutions, generally within one or both of the objectivesof academic performance and persistence. This study uses a convergent parallel mixed methodsapproach to examine engagement by cadets at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) todetermine whether the mediators of student engagement developed by researchers are applicableto a military academy that has identified specific outcomes other than performance andpersistence as developmental objectives for graduates who will go on to become officers in theAir Force. Specifically, the objectives of the Air Force Academy go beyond the commonuniversity
to think outside the book. Studentsare asked to find real life examples of the theories and equations learned throughout the courseand to present them to the class. For junior level courses, the topics are broad and oftensomething of personal interest. For senior level classes, the students are to talk to practicingengineers to find actual case studies. In all instances, the topics presented, utilize course theoriesand/or equations. Working in teams students prepare reports and “fun” presentations to be givento their peers. In a class wide competition, the winners are awarded a trophy and given theauspicious title of “The Big Drip” for Fluid Mechanics and “The Great Gear Head” for MachineDesign.IntroductionUpon graduation, young engineers
Group since 2010, working on a longitudinal study of over 200 graduate students in the life sciences.Her major research project, the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded ”FIRSTS (Foundation for Increasing and Retaining STEM Students) Program: A Bridge Program to Study the Development of Science Identities,” examines mentoring relationships, identity development, and the role of outside-of-college commitments in persistence among students coming to STEM majors with limited financial support.Dr. Christopher Wagner, The College of New Jersey Dr. Wagner is currently Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), where he has taught students at all levels of the curriculum
AC 2009-1986: STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF SEQUENCE AND SERIES ASAPPLIED IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGJill Nelson, George Mason University Jill Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. Her research interests lie in statistical signal processing, diversity in engineering, and recruitment/retention in engineering fields.Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University Margret Hjalmarson is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. She is the Director of the Mathematics Education Center and the Mathematics Education Leadership Program Coordinator at GMU. Her research interests lie in
) What types of cognitive interactions did groups implement as they solved the non- scaffolded versus the scaffolded ill-structured task? 2) What are the differences among these types of interactions within each of the four problem-solving processes when solving the non-scaffolded versus the scaffolded ill- structured task?MethodsDesignThis study is part of a multi-year design-based implementation research project, CollaborativeSupport Tools for Engineering Problem Solving (CSTEPS) [18], [19] that has involved thedesign and implementation of authentic ill-structured tasks in actual undergraduate engineeringdiscussion sections, where students worked in small groups to solve these tasks. Tasks werepresented as digital
. Leiffer is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His professional interests include bioinstrumentation, digital signal processing, and engineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.eduMatthew G. Green, LeTourneau University Dr. Matthew G. Green is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau
Paper ID #25584Work in Progress: Exploring the Attributes of a Prototypical Leader AsViewed by Undergraduate Engineering StudentsProf. Carmen Maria Lilley, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Lilley’s research interests in engineering education focus on professional development of engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate level. In particular, she is interested in the nuances of how the intersection of race/ethnicity with gender affects professional development in the area of leadership and the long term career trajectory of an individual. Her other research interests are focused on syntheses of low
-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and engineering education research. He served as the editor of the Journal of Engineering Education from 2012 to 2017. He currently serves as a member of the edito- rial boards of College Teaching and Accountability in Research. He is a Carnegie Scholar and an IEEE Fellow. Professor Loui was Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Illinois from 1996 to 2000. He directed the theory of computing program at the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 1991. He earned the Ph.D. at M.I.T. in 1980. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 WIP