are encouraged tobecome involved in extracurricular activities including college and university-sponsored clubs togain hands-on leadership opportunities. In addition, all freshmen participate in a new studentleadership seminar. The Weidman Center for Global Leadership sponsors a Leadership LectureSeries three times each semester which provides an opportunity for all students, faculty and staffto learn from respected industry leaders and gain insights into leadership principles.During their sophomore year students participate in the Foundations of Global Leadership Page 24.157.7course. The course was initially optional but now is required
larger cities have. Manystudents noted this as a negative concern if they were to transfer. While the university iscollaboratively working with the city officials to help bring in more attractions to the city, thelikelihood of new businesses and attractions being in place before the end of the project are slim. Page 15.861.9 Efforts to correct these issues are ongoing and are producing some results. As noted inthe external evaluator’s last Focus Group Report8, the dorm situation and the lack of activitiesduring the intersession have resulted in some students not transferring to TAMUK. However,each year the STEP project team works closely
. Raisingawareness of the issue of plagiarism amongst students and develop understanding of academicintegrity and authorship has been continuously addressed by the academia [16]. The projectsdesigned based on research-informed approach inherently reduce the plagiarism. This is due to thefact that a research-informed approach is designed based on objectives that are novel in the fieldof practice which can lead to new research results. National Academy of Engineering Global Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) [17], createdin 2008, as a vision that is about serving people and society. GCSP is an aspirational vision ofwhat engineering needs to deliver to all people on the planet in the 21st century. In just 15 words,the vision is [17]: “Continuation of life on
Time? What are the Implications of Teaching a Traditional Content-Rich Machine Components/Mechanical Systems Design Course Using Active Learning?AbstractThis paper examines the use of research-proven Active Learning techniques to transform theteaching of a traditional Machine Components/Mechanical Systems Design class. We know fromresearch in Active learning that use of these methods can often lead to greater conceptualunderstanding and greater engagement of the students with engineering course materials, yet acommon concern among engineering faculty is that the adoption of Active learning techniques willnot allow the full breadth and depth of traditional content coverage. In this work, the authorsreimagined one of the
complete.The DesignDesigning a house with such a small area footprint and so many constraints is not an easy taskfor a professional. The Tuskegee project was designed byand largely built by architecture and construction scienceundergraduate students. The typical student has verylittle working knowledge of materials, the best and mosteffective ways to use those materials, or, of the buildingprocess. The typical architecture, construction, andengineering programs focus on theory not application—the hands on application of this competition opened a“new world of opportunities” in learning.The design constraints began with a very small housethat had to provide all typical amenities for living as astandard house, plus the additional stipulation that
feedback regardingindividual contributions to the group. Each member rates their own contribution out of 100percent, and then distributes exactly 100 percentage points to their other members. The ratingsfrom everyone in the team (excluding the self-rating) are combined in a calculation to provide anaggregate peer rating for each member that can be compared to the self-rating.Adding the ability to send private comments to the instructors provides an additional lightweightchannel for students to present any concerns they may have regarding their team. Although emailalso provides a lightweight form of communication, integration with the project managementtool provides a more immediate outlet when used in context with the other self-reported
, however, highlighted less obvious forms of redundancythat were not obvious when the rubrics were originally written. One example of a redundancythat causes issues with graders is when the same LO is assessed more than once on anassignment. For instance, in the problem set used for the think-aloud, the same two LOs basedon the creation of a table of test cases were used for two different problems (that is, theyaccounted for four of the assignment’s 10 LOs). One participant’s observation wasrepresentative of comments made by several others: “The first test case table is similar to this testcase table and I find this unnecessary.” This redundancy caused concern for some participants,as it seemed that the assignment potentially inflicted twice the
model, and a series of relatedactivities, assignments, and projects. Third, it concludes with benefits and future directions.1. IntroductionSoftware projects play a major role in software engineering (SE) education, and have a longhistory and extensive literature7. General principles for instructional design can help instructorsto design more effective projects and project-based courses. These principles suggest that Freeand Open Source Software (FOSS) can be used to support and enhance SE projects and projectcourses. This paper proposes that faculty can help students by using a five step “USABL” modelin which students use FOSS projects, study the project as a worked example, add minorenhancements, build larger components, and finally leverage
., Zeytinci, A, Behera, P., “Engineering Economics Applied to Public Policy Issues,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2009. 9. Fragoso-Diaz, G. M., Gray, B., Jones, E., “Enhancing Students’ Learning Experience Using Case Studies,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2015. 10. Tong, J., Nachtman, H., “Economic Analysis of disruptions on the Mississippi River: An Engineering Economy Educational Case Study“ ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2016. 11. Ivry, Bob, “Woman Who Couldn’t Be Intimidated by Citigroup Wins $31 Million”, Bloomberg, May 31, 2012, www.yahoo.com/news/woman-who-couldn%E2%80%99t- be-intimidated-by-citigroup-wins--31-million.html . 12. Nessman, Ravi, Professor on quest for India’s hidden
countries covered under the Washington Accord areconsidered to be academically qualified on the basis of reciprocal agreements between therespective countries’ accreditation bodies. Countries covered under the Washington Accordinclude the United States, Ireland, Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan,and South Africa.Immigrants from all other countries must submit their academic credentials (copy of originaldegree, transcripts, and course syllabi) to the provincial engineering regulatory body forassessment. In Canada, most immigrants fall into this category, as the top five source countriesfor immigration are China, India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Korea6
incorporate all of theirideas. Even the flap idea had to be abandoned after the students discovered that the flaps nearlydoubled the cost of the book and created complications related to illustration and design. Thestudents struggled with the decision to drop the page flaps for several months. Their decision tomove on with a more traditional-style children’s book was driven by time and money concerns,both issues they will face again and again as engineers. The real-world scenario of bookproduction forced them to make hard decisions that affected their overall design and aspirationsfor the book since these goals did not correspond to the amount of time and money available.The age range for the children’s book was set at 6 to 10 years old. This
AC 2011-1758: FRONTIERS OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGI-NEERING: AN INTRODUCTORY FIRST YEAR COURSEJohn A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute John A. Orr is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and served as Provost of WPI from 2007 through June, 2010. Prior to this he held the position of Dean of Undergraduate Studies. He served as head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department from 1988 to 2003. Dr. Orr received the BS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories and joined the faculty
, Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2024. Dr. Panther has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences both nationally and internationally, has been a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning environments, and serves on the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education advisory
didn’t know how to utilizelibrary resources to write a research paper. The results we are getting this year continue tosupport the concept that if you teach them how to do it, they will improve their research andwriting skills.As faculty and staff, we learned a lot about what could and could not be expected from thestudents, how to introduce the material, how to grade the student presentations, what type ofhandouts and grading keys were required, what could be expected from the mentors, and all thevarious logistic concerns. The main results we obtained during the first year were primarilyadministrative issues. For example, all the material listed in the Appendix was created for thesecond year based on the experience we had during the 2000 - 2001
the work of the Department whileallowing policymakers to tap into an underutilized reservoir of intellectual capacity. Theprogram gives the DoS the opportunity to receive the benefits of practical researchrelated to their issues, while also contributing to the public diplomacy goals of the DoS.Conversely, students participating in DipLab under the guidance of faculty experts havean opportunity to explore real world challenges. As described in this case study, the useof term-length DipLab projects provides an opportunity for engineering students toengage in authentic learning – wherein their skills as engineers are put to use working onchallenges outside of their immediate area of competence and training with a real,practical benefit to the
the firstdone by the author to bring hands-on leadership experience to the students in an assessableenvironment. The second evolution of the capstone leadership experience was as an individualeffort integrated into the S-triangle pedagogy throughout the entire semester as described in [4].This third-evolution capstone program relies on individual milestones for assessing development,but does so in a team environment consisting of engineering and business students solving aproblem they have identified in the community or campus related to a sustainability issue. Thispaper will discuss the methodology of implementation, results of both external stakeholderassessments and student learning and satisfaction surveys, and present conclusions
Paper ID #25214Board 76: Bridging the Workforce Skills Gap in High Value Manufacturingthrough Continuing EducationDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr
students with learning disabilities are firstfront-loaded with information. Fundamentals of Engineering is a core course in the Manufacturingand Mechanical Engineering Technology program at RIT. Since the results were promising,despite the low number of students registered with the Disabilities Services Office, the frontloadedcontent will be modified to address student concerns and delivered again during the 2018-2019academic year.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the Provost’s Learning Innovation Grant for the financial supportfor this project.References[1] National Academy of Engineering, “Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting EngineeringEducation to the New Century,” National Academies Press, November 2005.[2] Hall, M., “Does
schools were deficient in at least four major ways: in oral and written communication; in experience and practice with working in groups; in technical literacy related to practical matters; and in design experience. A particularly vexing concern was that engineering education at the undergraduate level put too much emphasis on analysis and that this emphasis has been achieved at the expense of Page 7.709.1 "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright : 2002, American Society for Engineering Education" experience in design 2,3,5,6,13,16,20. As
across student groups infurtherance of a class-wide goal. By gathering and analyzing such data, our aims are Page 25.1318.2twofold: (1) to create a superior suite of technological tools that can advancescience/engineering education in the high school classroom; and (2) to increase theappreciation of the epistemological benefits and drawbacks of collaborative, design-basedinquiry learning with regard to science/engineering education. This paper specificallypresents data collected in the fall of 2011 concerning the barriers to meaningful,collaborative design-based inquiry practices that we observed and were reported to us byour Design Team, plus additional
learned, according to the students, was research methods, design research,teamwork, and communication. Finally, three peer-reviewed papers primarily written by studentspresented at international conferences demonstrate the program was successful in producingpublishable results.Keywords design education, design research, undergraduate research1. Design Education for Undergraduate Students Engineers increasingly work in new interdisciplinary fields of endeavor that addressorganizational challenges and societal issues related to public policy, sustainability, and economicdevelopment [1]. Although the challenges will change over time, engineers who can applyessential design skills can help people solve problems even as new technologies replace the
networks can improve the experiences and retentionof international students of color in engineering programs. This research revolves around twocentral questions: What early challenges did she confront, and how did she navigate and overcomethem?Background of the StudyInternational Black PhD Students in EngineeringInternational students play an essential role in the United States higher education system,contributing significantly to economic vitality and diversity. Their presence enhances awarenessof global issues, fosters intercultural learning, and supports the industry and academic workforce[22]. Given the shortage of engineering faculty and US graduate students in US engineeringschools, international students are crucial in closing the shortage
number of the writing samples as “Not Acceptable” (16% of samples/evaluations),meaning that based on these assessments, (a) the faculty evaluators would not recommend a sixthof the engineering students for a job requiring only basic writing skills, (b) the writing required Page 23.1369.3extensive repair (more than people in the workplace would want to address), and (c) the studentwould not graduate if graduation depended on writing proficiency. This study also points out that“a large portion of the ‘Not Acceptable’ papers showed significant non-native speaker issues.”Furthermore, the study indicated that not many writing samples showed “Strong
Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, where currently collaborates with the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit, UNIDA (for its acronym in Spanish), as an instructor in active learning methodologies. Her research interest topics involve university education in STEM areas, faculty and continuing professional development, research-based methodologies, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Bridging Theory and Practice: Case Studies for Construction Engineering SeniorsAbstractMany researchers advocate integrating
AC 2012-3015: ROBOTIC FOOTBALL: AN INTER-UNIVERSITY DESIGNCOMPETITION EXPERIMENTDr. John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder received all of his degrees (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. He has previously served as Proposal Engineer and Proposal Engineer- ing Supervisor at Grob System, Inc., and Software Engineer at Shaum Manufacturing, Inc. He has held a number of leadership and advisory positions in various entrepreneurial ventures. He is currently a KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network) Fellow, and has served as a Faculty Fellow
studies of clinical failures, designs, and material behavior are presented.I. Overview of Biomaterials, Tissues and Regulatory Issues (with embedded case examples)Overview of biomaterials used in medical devicesReview of structural materials: metals, ceramics, polymers, and compositesReview of structural tissues and constituents: bone, cartilage, vascular tissue, and dental tissuesBiocompatibility and SterilizationRegulatory issues, FDA testing and product developmentII. Constitutive Behavior and Biomechanical Design Issues (with embedded case examples)Elastic behavior, multiaxial loading, time-dependent behaviorYield criteria and permanent deformation in devicesFracture criteria and design concerns with brittle materials/stress
numbers of students in the program. Online courses hold the potential for use of part time faculty, who are working during standard face to face hours, to manage a course and the content is fixed along with the learning outcomes. This promotes the likelihood or reducing learning variability with potentially inexperienced faculty.Consequently, we selected engineering economics as the first trial course for online learning andidentified several research questions supporting contributions to a number of the issues noted inthe current literature discussed above: Can we document comparative learning outcomes between the online and face to face learning environments? Can the online course format adapt to use
engineering umbrella are describedfollowing the attributes discussion. These benefits establish a motivation for the reintegration tooccur. The processes for the reintegration of qualified engineering technology programs into theengineering programs spectrum, in particular such as program transitions and ABET alterations,are not addressed in this paper.Description of the Attributes of Applied Engineering ProgramsWolf enumerated most of the significant attributes and issues associated with engineeringtechnology programs in his Anniversary Comments in 19941. Weese and Wolf have a similarenumeration3. This section examines these attributes and describes how they pertain to appliedengineering programs.Learning in a Hands-On Environment with Significant
utmost need.Energy literacy[4],[5],[6] helps us to understand the nature and role of energy significantly. Italso enables a person to make decisions about how best to use energy while taking affects andconsequences into consideration. Research,[7],[8],[9] however, suggests that the energyawareness and related education among U.S. K-12 students has a long way to go. For example,Dewaters and Powers[9] looked into the energy literacy of secondary students in New York Stateand reported that students are concerned about energy problems, but their low cognitive andbehavioral scores suggested that the students may lack the knowledge and skills they need toeffectively contribute toward solutions. Energy literacy thus calls for extensive studies, well
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