2 0 freshmen sophomores juniors seniorsFigure 3 Student year standing data summaryIn Figure 4, based on their responses to survey question #1, we provide student input about theirdiverse background such as age, technical expertise/experience, race, gender, etc. Note that thetotal number of inputs shown in Figure 4 is not equal to the total number of survey responsescollected because some students indicated multiple categories (such as age and gender or othercombinations). We also note that the students enrolled in this class appear quite diverse. Themajority of the students recognized their differences in technical background
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needs of various stakeholders, all while learningto apply different sustainability tools and frameworks in their designs, specifically to ‘maximizethe positive and minimize the negative environmental and social impacts’. We also leveragedsustainability design cards to support students in applying ‘specific technical skills’ such asdesign for repairability, reuse, and disassembly. Reflections from our first iteration showed thatintegrating EOP principles into our Engineering Design curriculum has created a positivelearning environment. 1. IntroductionEngineers play a vital role in shaping the built environments that support and enhance life in thetwenty-first century [1, 2, 3]. Addressing the global challenges of sustainability
for their knowledge. With the responses seen above in Figure 3, peers were askedto elaborate on how their level of prior exposure impacted their undergraduate experience. Thegeneral response appears to be that approximately 38% felt adequately prepared by the rigor ofthe secondary school curriculum but 44% felt unprepared compared to peers due to a lack ofexposure to technical classes and hands-on engineering projects and activities. At the same time,100% of peers surveyed believe that there is benefit to offering a hands-on engineering programto secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago, based on their own experiences.DiscussionSurvey results indicated that those students in Trinidad and Tobago had limited exposure topractical
of design thinking into engineering education has gained increasing attention asindustries demand graduates equipped with creative problem-solving skills, interdisciplinarycollaboration capabilities, and adaptability in the face of complex challenges[1, 2]. DesignThinking (DT) has emerged as a valuable skillset that fosters creativity, collaboration, andproblem-solving abilities among engineering students [3, 4]. This approach enables futureengineers to develop both technical expertise, and the innovative mindset required to addresscomplex industrial challenges [1]. While engineering education institutions increasinglyrecognize the importance of design thinking, its integration into curricula remains inconsistentdue to the absence of
University of Texas at Austin (1989). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work in Progress – Pre-college Engineering Activities with Electronic CircuitsAbstract Projects involving engineering experimentation, design, and measurement can be effectivecontent for pre-college STEM outreach. Such applications-oriented activities can promoteliteracy and interest in technical topics and careers and have the added benefit of showing therelevance of science and mathematics. Exposure to electrical engineering concepts is discussedusing the 555 timer integrated circuit. This low-cost device can be used for modular activitiesinvolving the production of light, sound, and
instruction difficult, as students either felt bored or overwhelmed. Student travelschedules further exacerbated this issue, as one student with the least technical experiencemissed some group work sessions due to travel, causing the student to fall behind. Eventuallygroup instruction was modified to better fit a group of disparate experience, but this could notfully bridge the skill gap between students. In addition, the use of opt-in recruitment instead of direct contact of potentially wellfitted students may have limited the number of potential participants, as students with lesscomputing confidence may have felt discouraged from applying despite their interest or skill.Our third student, despite being well qualified for the project, did
Work in Progress: Permanent Symposium on AIbetween technical specialists and decision makers may be the key to building AI as construc-tive and fit to purpose infrastructure in society.The outcomes of the broader research willinclude: (1) a fully developed conceptual framework addressing AI engagement challenges(2) a prototype PSAI platform tested on an international university network, and (3) rec-ommendations for scaling the platform through partnerships with universities, NGOs, andgovernments. This initial work-in-progress aims to document incremental advancements toward achiev-ing this broader objective, offering a transparent account of both our current approach andthe challenges encountered along the way. Beyond merely sharing
society and the community that produced the concept, the society and community it enables, and how these connect to broader societal goals of sustainability and coherence.These learning objectives and questions for engagement help to ground our course and itsassignment in what we are called above an “ethnographic design awareness” framework.3.3 EOP Project Implementation, and Prospective EvaluationThe overall course has four units: • Unit 1: Ethics, Socio-technical systems, and Value systems (3 weeks) • Unit 2: Technology Mapping (5 weeks) • Unit 3: Sustainability and Systems Field Work (3 weeks) • Unit 4: Student Choice Projects (3 weeks)The mini-ethnographies assignment is conducted during Unit 3. During the first
apply accepted industry-widestandards for the testing of materials, 4) methods to perform destructive and non-destructive testsaccording to ASTM standards to analyze and evaluate properties of engineering materials, and 5)procedures to collect, calculate, interpret, and communicate technical laboratory test data.The lecture portion provides an overview of materials, focusing on how atomic and molecularstructures influence material properties. It then transitions to more detailed discussions onferrous and non-ferrous metals, including existing techniques for their extraction and production.The required tasks in this course are 3 exams, multiple quizzes, and technical laboratory reports.Quizzes were given frequently in this class in order to help
challengesthat are more intensive and utilize technical equipment and (2) capture high school campersengineering perceptions. We prioritize engineering perceptions in year 2 because we aim toassess these changes over time. With this strategy, we will have created tools to captureprogramming entrance and exit data. The third priority would be 3rd-5th grade challenges, fourthpriority is 6th-8th grade challenges, and concludes with the 9th-10th challenges. We will analyzethe camp application baseline and demographic data, and revise applications to capturelongitudinal data of returning students. After assessments are developed, the next 5 years willinclude validation and revision in Stage 2 (Table 3
of 2022 right after he got his Ph.D. degree.Prof. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education Kurt Becker is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. His research includes engineering design thinking, systems engineering, engineering education professional development, technical training, and adult learning cognition. He is currently working on a USAID funded project in Egypt, ”Center of Excellence in Water”, and Department of Education funded GEARUP projects in the area of STEM education related to engineering education. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering projects funded by the Asian Development
the problem has a fairly obvious solutionthat will give satisfactory results. Of 208 individuals responding to this question, approximately¾ responded that they weight product and process equally or near-equally. From this we canconclude that the design process is an important component of most capstone courses, butbuilding some type of working prototype is also important in some conditions. Since conceptgeneration/selection and decision making are part of a structured design process, we considerthose to be part of the same category. Thus, we conclude that our proposed TC 3 is likely toapply to other capstone programs.Using reflection to invite students into thresholdsOne approach to helping students internalize these TCs may be reflective
Physics from Bates College, Lewiston, ME, in 1997. Following graduation from Dartmouth, he developed electronically controlled dimmers for fluorescent and incandescent lamps at Lutron Electronics, Coopersburg, PA. From 2001 to 2005, he was a Research Engineer at RTI International, where he designed high-efficiency thermoelectrics using epitaxially grown superlattice thin-film structures. Since 2005, he has been the Undergraduate Laboratory Manager in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, Durham, NC earning the doctoral degree in 2023. His research interests include undergraduate engineering education, energy harvesting, RFID, power electronics, plasma physics, and thin films
N = 12 responses PC 3.55 3.25 3.55 3.75 3.45 3.5 ITS 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 4 IML 3.25 3.1 3.35 3.35 3.2 3.25 IAI 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.15 3.95 4.25 US 3.35 2.8 3 -* 2.4 2.5PC: Did the oral exam(s) contribute positively to your learning in the course?IML: Did the oral exam(s) increase your motivation to learn?ITS: Do you feel that the oral exam(s) helped improve your technical speaking skills,IAI: Do you feel the
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iterations and involves testing and refining the solution to ensure it is effective andmeets user needs [2]. This approach emphasizes user comfort and unmet needs, balancing thepsychological and emotional aspects of design with the technical and economic feasibility ofengineering solutions [3]. Engineering design thinking is particularly effective for solvingcomplex problems because it encourages creativity and provides a comprehensive problem-solving framework [4]. Recent years have seen leading universities such as Stanford adopt a newapproach to engineering education, known as "design thinking," which combines creative andscientific cognition [5]. This approach imparts students with a sophisticated problem-solvingmethod that mirrors how designers
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develop within engineering students. Traditional engineering courses focus ontechnical problem-solving skills with many programs adding design thinking concepts to these classes.This work falls within the ‘inventor’ identity. A previous study supports this idea and showed that ourjunior-level engineering students mainly identify with being “inventors.” [3] We hypothesize that first-year students exposed to all three entrepreneurial engineering identities will foster an understanding in thebehaviors needed to take products to market and enhance an interest in other available identities inaddition to ‘inventor’.Methods:The knowledge of how to take a potential idea and move it further than technical design is not in anyrequired coursework for our
from abroad. Working together we can achieve a vision where every studentwho graduates with a degree in engineering feels a responsibility to strive toward sustainabilityand is equipped with the mindset, knowledge, and attitudes to achieve this goal.References[1] International Engineering Alliance. Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies. Version 4. 2021. Available at http://www.ieagreements.org.[2] R. Pekrun and L. Linnenbrink-Garcia, “Introduction to emotions in education,” Chapter 1 in R. Pekrun & L. Linnenbrink-Garcia (Eds.), International handbook of emotions in education, pp. 1–10, Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.[3] J. Lonngren, I. Direito, R. Tormey, and J.L. Huff, “Emotions in engineering education
method of micro/nano fabrication – nanoimprint lithography (NIL). The topic is part ofthe Introduction to Nanotechnology course that is offered at Virginia Military Institute, a publicsenior military college. The nanotechnology course is offered by the author in the Department ofPhysics and Astronomy; it is a three credit hours technical elective, with a significant portiondedicated to theory of semiconductors and micro/nano fabrication and characterization. Inaddition to the instruction on theoretical concepts, the course includes several related demos andactivities, which allow students to get hands on experience in the thin films lab. The NIL moduleincludes introduction of NIL fabrication technique; safety and lab rules; instruction on the
cyber infrastructure for technology, engineering and design educators.Dr. Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University Aaron C. Clark is a Professor of Technology, Design, and Engineering Education within the College of Education and is the Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Department Head for the Depart- ment of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education. He has worked in both industry and education. Dr. Clark’s teaching specialties are in visual theory, 3-D modeling, technical animation, and STEM-based pedagogy. Research areas include graphics education, game art and design, scien- tific/technical visualization and professional development for technology and engineering education. He
labswere developed. The sequence developed during labs one through three seems effective, asdemonstrated by the rapid and efficient execution of labs 4 and 5, which were guided by thesequence in Figure 3. The fourth lab involved passing an analog value to the microcontroller sothat it could be converted to a digital value and displayed on an external LED. The fifth lab usedthree interrupts to initiate different LED lighting patterns. The final labs operated much betterthan the initial labs. The following section describes specific activities for each new lab.C. Modified LabsThe fourth lab used an internal Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). Lectures explained analogand digital signals, and how one represented the other. A potentiometer on the
years. Dr. Huang has received many research awards, including best paper awards, such as GCCCE2013 and national competition prizes, such as the first prize of ARM Code-O- Rama 2012. He is also a winner of the distinguished research award of the National Science Council, Taiwan in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Dr. Huang is in the editorial board of several SSCI- and SCI- indexed journals such as Interactive Learning Environments and Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. He was the technical program chair of International Conference on Web-based Learning (2013) and the general chair of AECT International Conference on the Frontier in e-Learning Research 2013 (ICFER) and the e-Learning Forum Asia 2014. Dr. Huang
fromfruits and vegetables 2. Lego Mindstorms Robot Challenge, and 3. Electrical Sound EffectCircuits Page 26.625.5Table 2: Program Schedule for the Everyday Engineering Summer ProgramDay of the 8:15 am – 11: 45 am 11: 45 am – 12: 45 – 3:30 pm 3:30-5:00 pmWeek 12: 30 pmMonday Introductions Lunch Engineering Design Health lifestyles Group assignments Session activities Role of Engineering and Invention ideation STEM Session Student
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Southwestern Advantage in a salesposition. It wasn’t technical, but that may have also helped me to see the other parts of thebusiness world. My first year was strictly devoted to sales, which is brutal. At first, I had trouble,but then I backed-up and analyzed the problem like I’d been taught. Things started to go better,and I created my successful little business from the ground up. The second summer, I got loadsmore responsibility, as they had me teaching other associates how to do as well as I did at it. I am currently a ‘Mechanical Engineer II’ at Caterpillar, Incorporated. I work in the LargeEngines Division at the Lafayette, Indiana plant. I’ve just bought my first house, and I’m in mydream job. I’m in charge of multiple assemblies and do