Paper ID #36856[WORK IN PROGRESS] Interdisciplinary and collaborativeapproach to integrating stream studies into campus curriculaJoshua Richard Wyrick Josh has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania since 2017. He is a water resources engineer who focuses on river hydraulics, stormwater management, and hydrologic sustainability.Alison Rose KennicuttBridgette HagertyJESSICA NOLAN (Associate Professor, Biology)Karl Kleiner (Associate Professor)Most Tahera Naznin © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
engineering studentscan apply for. I think you would be a great candidate. Awards are between $1000 - $4000 persemester (or $2000 - $8000 per year). The program has the following requirements: • US Citizen • 2.5 entering GPA; 2.8 GPA to maintainA few years ago the Campbell School of Engineering got a grant from NSF (National ScienceFoundation) for scholarships. The program wants students to graduate in STEM, but recognizesthat scholarship money only goes so far. So, we have some other elements like mentoring for theprogram as well. It is called the Campbell Opportunity to Retain and Engage EngineeringScholars (CORE-ES).To apply, you have to write 4 essay questions. If you take them seriously you will have acompetitive application. We
creator thatassists in easy creation of new games.The rest of this paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, the authors introduce the design of themodular game framework. Sample games are studied in Section 3, detailing a sequence ofentertaining and engaging forensic game modules for first-year college students. In Section 4, weintroduce our GUI-based game creator and demonstrate the procedure for creating new educationalgames in any cybersecurity subject. In fact, this framework is generalized enough that it shouldhandle virtually any STEM education subject. The dissemination and assessment results are sharedin Section 5, followed by the conclusions and future work in Section 6.2. Game Framework DesignThe game framework primarily targets
, and with current trends inengineering technology and manufacturing (e.g., the “maker movement,” the proliferation ofdata-gathering sensors on consumer products, etc.), this trend is likely to accelerate even more inthe coming future. In addition, computer programing has become an essential part of dataanalysis2-4 and simulation5,6 in biomedical research. As interacting with computing-enabledevices becomes easier and more prevalent, it is possible that engineers will graduate with theability to quickly navigate user interfaces but without a detailed, theoretical knowledge ofcomputing fundamentals. Especially in the rapidly-evolving, multidisciplinary field ofbiomedical engineering (BME), there is constant pressure to add new subjects to the
based and some are general. Some include basiclaboratory experiments and projects and some are taught traditionally in a lecture type setting.Most try to emphasize the importance of mathematics and physical sciences in engineering andthe need for understanding fundamental principles of science and engineering. It is crucial forstudents to realize that engineering uses mathematics as a tool to apply basic principles inPhysics and Chemistry to practical problems.Over many years, it has been realized that the drop-out rate of engineering students at UVU rightafter the completion of Introduction to Engineering course is about 30-35%. This percentagewas based on the enrollment in ENGR-2010, Statics, compared to the enrollment in ENGR-1000at the end
months of implementation.As shown in the figure, the largest number of site visits occurred in August with the numberdeclining until October. From October until the time of writing, the number of site visits andunique visitors has remained fairly stable. This matches closely with our expected behavior.Because content is background or introductory in nature, most of the sophomore classes willmove beyond these topics sometime in September. Figure 2 gives a more detailed view of siteuse in the first month of implementation when we expected the most use. 140
with industrial partners to establish a Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) Site program, focusing on academia-industry collaborations in SST. ThisREU program intends to train undergraduate students to serve as the catalysts to facilitate theresearch infusion between academic and industrial partners. This student-driven joint venturebetween academia and industry is expected to establish a virtuous circle for knowledge exchangeand contribute to advancing fundamental research and implementation of SST. The programfeatures: formal training, workshops, and supplemental activities in the conduct of research inacademia and industry; innovative research experience through engagement in projects withscientific and practical merits in both
Paper ID #16425Inclusive and Evidence-based Instruction in Software Testing EducationVignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati Vignesh Subbian is an instructor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing Systems at the University of Cincinnati. His interests include biomedical informatics, healthcare systems engineer- ing, STEM integration, and engineering education.Dr. Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati Nan Niu is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computing Systems at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2009 from the University of Toronto, where he
. Since 1997, her primary responsibilities include coordinating retentionprograms for women in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.DANA C. NEWELL, M.A.Dana Newell is the Director of the Center for Engineering Diversity & Retention (CEDAR) Program. Herresponsibilities include supervising staff that coordinate programs for recruitment and retention of women andminorities, fundraising and grant writing for program sustainability and expansion, creating new programs based onstudent need, and assessment & evaluation.DR. SUSAN HAAGDr. Susan Haag is the Director of Assessment in the Fulton School of Engineering. She has conducted evaluationprojects funded by NSF focusing on curricular integration, infusion of technology, teaming methods, e
sophomore level digital systemsclass, CS 203, a first-year introductory computer science class, and CS 305, a sophomore leveldata structures class. As far as we are aware, ICPT has not been used in these classes at otheruniversities before. The CE 367 class is an 85-minute lecture class that meets twice per week,and covers concepts used in water and wastewater treatment as well as climate change and waterpollution. The EE 332 class is also an 85-minute lecture class that meets twice per week andintroduces students to principles of digital system design with a focus on CMOS design families.The CS 203 and CS 305 classes are 55-minute lecture class that meet three times per week.Students learn about computer programming through writing, running, and
system design engineering model graduate program, each universitymay have additional requirements for admission to candidacy. There may be special programadmission requirements to be satisfied. A graduate writing examination may be required bysome universities.Most universities will require a minimum grade point average for courses taken in the program.Typically, the minimum grade point average is 3.0 (4.0 point system) for such courses.If the missile program is taught in a typical university setting, the student may be encouraged towrite a design or research thesis. If the curriculum is taught as an external degree program,corporate sponsors may place more value on coursework and encourage additional electives andthe comprehensive examination
at West Virginia University. David believes that being a Christian and a civil engineer is an exciting pairing, as civil engineers get an opportunity to participate in God’s redemptive work on the earth and serve people by helping provide them with safe solutions to their most fundamental needs.Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University Mackenzie Booth is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Cedarville University, where she has served since 2020. Prior to joining the faculty at Cedarville, Mackenzie completed a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering at Purdue University. She completed her undergraduate studies at LeTourneau University. Mackenzie believes environmental engineers are tasked with
literature review as well as manuscript writing and editing. In addition to research, Edward spends his time on campus building rockets at the UCSD chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, where he designs, simulates, and manufactures structural components. Edward plans on pursuing a PhD in a structures-related field, which he hopes to leverage in the development of more cost-effective and useful space vehicles. In his free time, Edward enjoys watching films and picking up a good book.Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego Richard Vallejo is a third-year undergraduate student at UC San Diego majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Controls and Robotics
so, there's an experience that comes with thaton my side that is sometimes...for them they'll come back or write at Christmas and those things....But, I get to have Groundhog Day and do that over and over and over again. But for them it'sthe thing, right? That unique thing.” For students, the faculty relationship may be unique in theirlifetime, but for faculty it is a repetitive challenge.Many students reported that relationship-building efforts supported their success in STEM.However, along with most other faculty, STEM faculty do not focus on relationship-building asan explicit part of their disciplines, and they may not receive much training inrelationship-building. Relationships in a social context form the heart of social work, and
, 2000). This process entails feedback about aggregate systemperformance and involves multiple variants of equipment, software, training, and humanpersonnel. Systems engineering is essential to manufacturing engineering because it assures anorganization's daily operations stability by analyzing and designing manufacturing systems.Research has shown the benefits of systems engineering to be crucial for the future of themanufacturing industry. It is critical that the future manufacturing workforce is knowledgeable insystems engineering methodologies to continue effectively developing increasingly complexsystems.In this paper, we report on the effort to introduce systems engineering fundamentals to traditionalmanufacturing and industrial
material. “Most [high school] graduates enter college without the properknowledge, skills and fundamentals needed to succeed [1].” The high school “experiences, alongwith the lack of independence, confidence and expertise that is necessary for higher education,ultimately leave students unprepared for what lies ahead [1].”Summer or winter bridge courses are common applications of this concept [2][3][4]. Whenpaired with a pre-course survey [5], the instructor may then use the gathered wealth of data tocustomize course delivery and content to the particular student population in their classroom.The case detailed in this paper is student feedback analysis regarding a virtual 8-hours-over-2-days pre-course college preparatory session developed during
campus, the instructional method(s) used for each course is givenin Table 1.Table 1 - Fall 2020 Course Instructional Methods Course Instructional Method ● Fully Online Mathematics ● Online/In-Person Hybrid Model Science ● Online/In-Person Hybrid Model Engineering ● Online/In-Person Hybrid ModelIn summary, this study has two fundamental research questions: How do first-year engineering students perceive their academic progress in the mathematics, science, and engineering courses in their first semester of college? What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on first-year engineering students’ perception
Paper ID #39533Board 353: On ACCESS Program Support for Students’ Academic Successinthe Cybersecurity FieldProf. Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University Dr. Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova is a Professor at the Lane Department of Computer Science and Elec- trical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Her research interests are in software engineering, cybersecurity, and data analytics, as well as in higher education focused on these areas. She has served as a Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator on various NSF, NASA, DoD, and in- dustry funded projects. She leads the B.S. in
and potential consequence levels for the environmental-type incidents reported.defined the level: “Equipment completely destroyed”. When writing the consequence definitions,the authors had envisioned that the incident report would refer primarily to the unit operationequipment (e.g., distillation column, dryer, or pump), not to what one might consider basiclaboratory supplies. Therefore, although the student categorization of broken glassware as“Catastrophic” is technically accurate for one minor piece of experimental equipment, it was notreflective of a true catastrophic incident for the experimental process. These consequencedefinitions will likely be revised for the next iteration of data collection to better reflect that
the project stages within the other course modules.Once the course structure and specific topics had been identified, specific course content,activities, and discussions were designed and developed. Faculty course designers did not seethemselves as experts on each of the Grand Challenges theme areas or the topics within them,therefore, they turned their attention to student engagement, developing content, employingvarious interactive tools, and writing activities to facilitate active learning and exploration of thesubject matter. The course videos, graded activities and discussions, Future Solutions project,research, and professional digital portfolio are each discussed below.VideosVideo material, demonstrating and explaining fundamental
Paper ID #31623Work in Progress: Leveraging Technology Trends to Develop a Skills-BasedApproach to Engineering DesignDr. Shiny Abraham, Seattle University Shiny Abraham is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seattle University. She received the B.E. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Visveswaraiah Technological Uni- versity (VTU), India in 2007 and Ph.D. from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA in 2012. Her research interests span the areas of Wireless Communication, Internet of Things (IoT), Optimization using Game Theory, and Engineering Education Research. She is a member of the
Page 12.336.8 this fundamental material immediate context. There is a lot of opportunity in the RST for independent and teamwork. My confidence in these types of work has increased since I joined the RST. In terms of skill development, I have acquired knowledge about many new areas such as image processing, motor control, and simulation. There is plenty of opportunity to take leadership positions and learn about team management. Also, RST provides a unique environment to freely exchange ideas and learn from team members. This is very helpful in arriving at solutions to problems.Discussion and ConclusionWe have described an education design experiment aimed to evaluate and improve self
AC 2009-5: A UNIVERSITY'S APPROACH TO TEACHING A FRESHMAN-LEVELINTRODUCTORY COURSE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGMatthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce Matthew E. Elam, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He has taught courses, authored publications, performed funded research, and consulted with industry in several statistics related areas, engineering education, mathematics, and other subject areas. He has presented his research and served as session chairs at conferences. He has served as a reviewer for several journals and conference proceedings, and on the editorial board
, amenability to visualdemonstrations, remotely operated laboratory activities integrated with well-developed lecturesoffers excellent means for attracting students to engineering and engineering technology[2].Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer course is a three hour-credit junior to senior undergraduatecore curriculum course designed for all ET students.This course was developed as being writing intensive but also one of the main precursors ofCapstone project, having embedded in its curricula a final student-led team project that has itsmain outcome a working prototype of a thermo-fluid system. While the pre-requisites for thiscourse do not include traditional senior courses for mechanical engineering technology such asfluid mechanics (only Fluid Power
Paper ID #14801Teaching Practices Inventory for Engineering EducationDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M
. Norman is a 2018-2019 Fulbright Scholar who actively volunteers as a NASA Solar System Am- bassador. She is also a US Army Veteran who has enjoyed contributing to and learning from a variety of organizations. Dr. Norman is active in helping faculty establish successful research portfolios. Her research interests include fundamental aeronautics; Hypersonics; Theoretical Physics; Planetary Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) system design and analysis; Dewar and Cryostat design and cryogenic mate- rial testing; Advances in STEM Education and Curriculum development;Dr. Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Yuetong Lin received the Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of
the importance ofinstilling this behavior in society, it is critical that engineering educators and researcherscontinue to seek out effective approaches. This article reviews the quest to find such anapproach in a redesigned industrial engineering course at Montana State University (MSU).Literature ReviewThe literature investigating how college students in general and engineering students in particularcan learn and apply the concepts of ethics is considerable. While some writing laments the lackof ethics focus in current engineering programs,6,7 most continue to seek more effective ways toincorporate ethical training into engineering education.7,8,9 Why are engineering educators sofocused on this soft skill? Of course, there are the external
social applications for the students. For our programming lesson, we selectedthe ALICE software. ALICE is a 3D programming environment that allows students to createanimations using a wide variety of objects. It features a “drag and drop” interface that reducesprogramming errors and provides students with immediate and tangible results. For the roboticsexperience, we selected PicoCrickets. By incorporating light, sound, and motion tutorials,students could explore causal relationships between writing programming codes and watchingthe results in the PicoCricket robots. PicoCrickets also featured a “drag and drop” interface that Page 15.644.5would
uses a model trainset. The project uses a train layout with several express and local tracks, with paths blocked withfreight cars. The student uses sensor inputs from the layout to determine which track sections areoccupied, and to find a path for a locomotive to follow from one end of the layout to the other.Digital logic is used to find the path, and to actually throw train switches to have the locomotivefollow the proper route.Students are familiar with model trains, and actually driving the switches with the logic theydesign captures their interest. The basics of simple logic design can be covered quickly andimplemented using LabVIEW® without getting into circuit analysis. The track layout that isemployed provides a challenge in finding
what is going on, they Challenging sometimes just have trouble communicating it with others.” “It took a while to step back and realize (the client’s) limitations and strengths.” “The basic human needs that many of us take for granted such as washing your hands, walking to go grab a book or even writing with a pencil are very challenging tasks for persons with disabilities.” Diverse Range of “It made me realize that everyone has different needs in society. This project helped us Needs balance those needs.” “I learned that every individual with Cerebral Palsy experiences a different