meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, g. an ability to communication effectively, h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, i. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, j. a knowledge of contemporary issues, and k. an
- communityand second-yearclasses that already use Figure 1. Schematic of increased disciplinary unit participation through scaling.innovative classroom practices. The process of scaling includes increasing the number ofsections, and thus students impacted, and will prompt participation by additional communitymembers we term implementers. A model of the changed and engaged departmental communityis shown on the right of Figure 1.The plan for organizational change includes activity between units to promote cross-pollination.A schematic of the current state and a model of the interacting disciplinary communities areshown in Figure 2. This plan was built upon an initial state where there are emerging elements oftransdisciplinarycollaboration such as
ofthe image is the primary factor separating high and low spatially skilled individuals. That is tosay, the ability to clearly form a mental representation of a three-dimensional external object andto perform actions on the image is the crux of what defines a person’s spatial ability.3 Among thefactors impacting an individual’s spatial skills are the ability to think abstractly and the ability toconstruct an iconic representation of an object. The level of ability varies based on the degree towhich the individual can describe the object and manipulate it in space.4 As important as spatial skills are, many students reach the college level without highlydeveloped spatial skills. Even among those entering STEM disciplines, many college
flagship program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. For 35 years, theNational Inventors Hall of Fame has promoted invention, entrepreneurship, intellectual property(IP) literacy, and STEM interest while building 21st-century skills such as creativity andproblem-solving through in-school, out-of-school, and summertime educational experiences.Camp Invention has served over 3.7 million children, educators, and college students to date.The camp is tailored for rising K-6 students, providing them with an engaging and educationalsummer experience centered on innovation and problem-solving. Camp Invention collaborateswith educators, schools, districts, and community organizations to expand the program’s reach todifferent communities nationwide
forteamwork. Similar positive results have been obtained for design. For ethical reasoning,although a high reliability could be obtained between observers for 100% behavioralobservation, work sampling was not a suitable replacement method. This paper describes theoverall study, its overarching results with respect to the three outcomes investigated, andcomments on various factors related to each outcome that may permit work sampling to be aneffective alternative for some outcomes but not for others.IntroductionThe engineering criteria has changed the motivation of engineering education accreditation from“what are you [the program] doing?” to “what are your students doing?” As a result, the need forsolid, in-depth measurements has become a high
semester and have a clearly defined scope and problem boundary,participants who lack out-of-class experiences are less likely to engage in this step. In contrast,students who had previous involvement in internships or community service projects and haveworked with real, rather than imaginary, stakeholders tend to report that anticipation of futureneeds is a step they must consider when working on a project. Additionally, professional skillsrelated to managing the financial aspect of a project or considering the impact of their financialdecisions also exhibit this disparity. Again, since most classroom projects do not emphasizeengineering economics, students who have only participated in these projects generally reportlittle to no opportunity to
explores the relationship between technocentrism and humanitarian work―specifically humanitarian engineering in the sanitation sector. Engineering students interested inthis field, however, may be myopically biased towards designing and building an interventionwithout considering the nuances of multidisciplinary and multifaceted humanitarian problems. InEducating the Humanitarian Engineer, Kevin Passino lists numerous anticipatory questions forengineers engaging in humanitarian work: “Does the [affected] community really want thetechnology? What is the priority of deploying the new technology? Is a new technology needed,or is it more important and appropriate to educate the community on how to use existingtechnology (e.g., computer software)?”5
Page 23.718.4hypothesized that the implementation of levels would motivate students by giving them moreperiodic acknowledgements of their progress and growth.In addition to the XP and level structure, another system of points was implemented to allow forrewards that did not have a direct impact on student grades. These points would prevent studentextra credit from overwhelming the points earned from required assignments. Therefore,Reputation points (or Rep) were created. It was decided that Reputation would be the ‘wincondition’ of the gamified class in order to give these points meaning.Students were randomly split into six teams, which we dubbed their “Guild.” This naming fit themedieval fantasy feel of video games like World of Warcraft and
illustrate the comic’seffect on comprehension and participant agreement toward the use of comics as useful educationalresources. These results demonstrate the impact that comics can have in boosting studentunderstanding of chemical engineering opportunities and engagement with the field. 7 Figure 4: Level of Student Comprehension Pre- and Post-Comic Consumption (N=7) Figure 5: Student Level of Agreement in Recommending Comics as an Effective Learning Tool (N=7) IV. Conclusion & Future Work In this study, an educational comic has been developed to introduce the breadth and depth ofchemical
since theirgraduations. We also consider evidence of the alumni’s engagement in and support of thecollege as one measure of civic and professional engagement, one of the objectives of theprogram.IntroductionThe general goal of an engineering education is to provide students with the knowledge andskills necessary to operate effectively as an engineer. The main emphasis, of course, is ontechnical knowledge and skills, including problem-solving abilities. ABET engineeringaccreditation goes further and requires that the engineering education include ethics andprofessional skills, such as communication and the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams [1].However, leadership skills historically have been overlooked in undergraduate
Practices Related to Sociotechnical Thinking in the Teaching of Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAs a global society, we face significant challenges, including environmental degradation andclimate change, increasing economic inequity, rapid urbanization and population growth, theexclusion of individuals and groups from different forms of social engagement, and concernswith privacy and security. Given the omnipresent nature of technology and its influence on ourlives, engineers must consider the ethical, environmental and sociological impacts of their work,and some engineering programs are considering new pedagogical methods and broaderframeworks to engage students in macroethics, sociotechnical thinking and engineering for
Enhancing Student Learning Outcomes: A Library and University Writing Program Partnership IntroductionIn 2005, librarians at the Marston Science Library (MSL) began offering one-time libraryinstruction for ENC 3246: Professional Communication for Engineers. ENC 3246 is a requiredcourse with approximately 25 traditional sections a semester and 2 large-enrollment onlinesections (see Appendix 1). All 5,800 undergraduate engineering students enroll at some pointduring their academic career. The principal goal of ENC 3246 is to prepare engineering majors tocommunicate effectively in their fields by emphasizing the literacy skills employed inprofessional decision-making. Over time, library
College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineer- ing students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $12.8 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is past Chair of ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods division and a member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Ranjani Lakshman Rao, Brian Lamb School of Communication
, early studies on the effectiveness of PBL in engineering indicate positive effects onstudent motivation, teamwork, and communication skills[9]. PBL has also shown positive resultsin sustained student motivation and retention in engineering[10][11][12], sense ofself-efficacy[13], and in performance in subsequent engineering courses[14][15].The remote instruction format forced by the COVID-19 pandemic raised a number of challengesto the course, especially for the PBL perspective. The course includes both lecture and labs, andhistorically has relied on face-to-face meetings, which allows students coming together tophysically work on their team projects in the Design Studio, a lab space where students haveaccess to computers, project workstations
mergeddesign thinking, leadership, and engineering into a cohesive origami engineering course.IntroductionTwenty years ago, the National Academy of Engineering published The Engineer of 2020:Visions of Engineering in the New Century [1]. The publication called upon engineeringeducators to develop students’ performance skills, including teamwork competencies, to augmenttheir technical education. Since then, the engineering education community has engaged in avigorous discussion regarding the development of these skills, resulting in various pedagogiesand approaches being developed and tested. In addition to research, universities have installedleadership development programs either in or adjacent to their engineering programs [2].However, this sudden
somewhere else—anywhere else?In this paper, we describe a recent approach to teaching writing to first-year engineering studentsat the University of Hartford, in which we crafted a course based the concept of the nerd, a topicthat engineering students find engaging, and then developing their writing skills from thosematerials in an integrated way that is interesting to students and (most important) develops keycommunication skills. We developed two tracks, one using a gender approach and the otherusing historical reactions to innovations in technology; these are described, along with texts usedand writing assignments that grew from the readings. This rhetorical foundation becomes thebasis for the oral and written communication skills required by
somewhere else—anywhere else?In this paper, we describe a recent approach to teaching writing to first-year engineering studentsat the University of Hartford, in which we crafted a course based the concept of the nerd, a topicthat engineering students find engaging, and then developing their writing skills from thosematerials in an integrated way that is interesting to students and (most important) develops keycommunication skills. We developed two tracks, one using a gender approach and the otherusing historical reactions to innovations in technology; these are described, along with texts usedand writing assignments that grew from the readings. This rhetorical foundation becomes thebasis for the oral and written communication skills required by
completed math assignments, learned about foundationalengineering concepts, and researched various engineering disciplines throughout the semester.For the sake of this paper, we share how we approached the design of activities to supportstudents’ sense of belonging.Sense of Belonging Sense of belonging is defined as one’s perception of how well one fits in a given context,whether it be within a community, discipline, or institution. Research on sense of belonging inengineering has been well established and can have impacts on retention, persistence, academicperformance, and achievement, especially for Hispanic students [4, 5, 6]. We designed the courseby integrating sense of belonging in each of four intersecting areas. Table 1 illustrates
Prompts and Exploring How its Quality Predicts Outcomes in a YouTube Role Model Intervention Abstract—Interventions targeting undergraduate students’ motivational beliefs haveshown promise for increasing persistence and retention within the engineering major.However, few studies have systematically investigated the writing component in theseinterventions—a key component of helping students internalize the message. Tounderstand how students are engaging with and internalizing the intervention material,more research is needed on how to evaluate the quality of engagement in these types ofmotivational interventions and how its quality predicts changes in motivational beliefs.This paper aims to: (a) outline the process for creating writing
, and largely presumed by professional associations and licensingbodies. Many formal courses and programs have in turn been created to promote professionalresponsibility and ethical integrity among engineering graduates. Other interventions (e.g.,service learning programs) have also been developed to more broadly challenge engineeringstudents to develop as engaged citizens and community members. Yet there has been a notablelack of research on measures and understandings of social and ethical responsibility amongundergraduate engineering students. Further, few studies have looked at how such indicatorschange over time and are impacted by specific kinds of learning experiences. As a result, facultyand administrators often have little evidence to
their engineering: “I know how mucheverything is!” Grace said, and Teddy responded, “Me too. I turned and I looked in the backback back back back page” (Holland.PP.143-144).Findings: Supports epistemic practices of engineeringThe use of engineering notebooks by professional engineers is commonplace—engineers areoften trained to document their trials, results, and thoughts in their notebook so they can providea record of their data and tests. In the real world, the notebooks can be called upon as a source ofevidence in altercations involving intellectual property and testing results. Students’ use of anotebook can also support their engagement in epistemic practices of engineering, particularlythose that focus on communication and using evidence
motivation.The changes in students‟ interest and level of motivation towards engineering education weremonitored throughout the year.This program was compared with other similar programs and initiatives at universities across thecountry, those being used to encourage students towards engineering and science curriculums.The success criteria of this program was measured by not only encouraging more students toconsider engineering as a career choice, but also by encouraging them towards other programs inother STEM disciplines. Another measure of success is the increased awareness aboutengineering education to students in rural communities by presenting the opportunities offeredby the engineering profession.BackgroundIn a recent summit on K-16+ engineering
, reinforcing depoliticizedand technocratic approaches to problem-solving. As Leydens and Lucena [4] argue, adopting asociotechnical perspective is essential to reframe engineering as a field that integrates bothtechnical expertise and social responsibility.Environmental justice provides another crucial lens for rethinking engineering education. Thedisproportionate impacts of climate change on marginalized communities highlight the needfor engineers to engage with the principles of environmental justice [6], [7]. By incorporatingenvironmental justice frameworks into engineering curricula, students can critically assesshow technological solutions affect different communities and develop approaches thatprioritize equity and inclusivity.In fact, these
AC 2011-1366: COMBINING HANDS-ON DESIGN, ENGINEERING ANAL-YSIS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN A FRESHMAN CIVIL ANDENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COURSEJames D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringPeter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter Tkacik is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Motorsports focus area. His largest area of research is in the engagement of High School Students and early career Engineering College Students through Hands-On learning activities and exciting visual and experiential research programs. Other research activities are related to the details of the visual and experiential
weekly progress meetings. Project 2builds on Project 1, expanding to a three-factor, three-level experiment. It challenges students withadvanced analysis tools, promoting personal ownership and leadership in structured problem-solving. The methodology extends beyond the classroom, impacting students in diverse learningenvironments and enhancing knowledge beyond technical domains through ownership andpersonalization of problems. Student projects in the academic years 2022-2023 showcaseengagement, critical thinking, and tangible results that extend beyond the classroom, leading tothe engagement of 30% of class students in undergraduate research on their MEEN 404 topicsafter completion of the course work. Specific learning outcomes demonstrate how
ways to accomplish this. A student who has correctly answered or described the topic in previous classes as a homework item can perform the review. A teaching assistant can also perform the review and it has been found to be beneficial to record these or at least have the teaching assistant provide a set of ‘narrated PowerPoint Slides’ so that the slides can be collected in a data bank and used for future classes. Students engage and are very responsive to hearing these reviews from other students. 2) Videos: At first, a couple of videos were used from ‘Muddiest Points’ collection on ‘YouTube5’ but it was found that if the explanations are too long then they lose impact. For best results, it is
46.4 Overall individual standard deviation. 6.4 Overall team average (No of Teams = 8) 57.8 Overall improvement (Team v Members) 24.9% Number of Teams greater than Ind. Max. 6individual on the team, relative to the individual average, there was still improvement. Hencethe students benefited from working in teams. After this “pre-semester” RAT, the students engaged in formal team activities andinstruction. Over the next few weeks the students were asked to perform as a team. During thistime RAT1 and RAT2 were administered, just as in the fall semester. The point totals for thespring RATs were slightly different than the fall due to some changes in the questions. Tables 7and 8 show the results of RAT1 and RAT2 for the spring
via the asynchronous communication that typically characterizes globalvirtual team interaction9. On the relationship management side some have noted thatasynchronous communication technology may make it harder to convey affective andbehavioral aspects of communication that form a basis for interpersonal trust10.7 Meyer , K.A. (2003). “The web's impact on student learning”. T.H.E. Journal, May.(http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4401.cfm)8 Jarvenpaa, S., & Leidner, D. (1998). “Communication and trust in global virtual teams”, Journal ofComputer-mediated Communication, 3(4).9 Bell, B.S., and Kozlowski, S.W.J., (2002). “A typology of virtual teams: Implications for leadership”,Group and Organization Management, 27(1) pp.14-49
startedthe discussions based on that trend. Page 26.1578.8 Students’ Perception on Using Polleverywhere.This study is part of a pilot study at Old Dominion University to introduce polling systems in theengineering technology classes, and to analyze the impact these systems have on engagement,motivation and critical thinking of the students. The polling system used for this study was theweb-based polling system Polleverywhere and the analysis is based on a survey that wasdistributed to the students towards the end of the semester. The survey was posted in Blackboardand an e-mail was sent to the students asking them to fill out the survey and
the author (and primary instructor) on thedifferences between appropriate and inappropriate assistance. The author had the students view aseries of educational videos they generated and read a paper on their overall effectiveness writtenby the author to see the impact of appropriate versus inappropriate aid [11]. Next, the author metwith each coach and gave them instruction on how to answer questions related to experimentaldesign, data analysis, and written and oral communication to outline course expectations. Thecoaches also sat in on the experimental workshop during the first two weeks of class to observehow the author instructed students on these items to further reinforce course expectations.Finally, the author would regularly go to the