and sophomores trend toward classes whileupperclassmen are more likely to credit extracurriculars with skill development. Figure 4: Skill Development and Learning Environments by Graduation YearAn attractive facet of extracurriculars is the freedom to pursue topics of interest. Studyparticipants were invited to write in additional details about how participation in engineeringclubs has affected their personal skill development. The responses were qualitatively coded withthe selection choices from the motivation question at the beginning of the survey (Figure 3;Question 1 of Competition Design Team Specific Questions in Appendix A). The most commontheme in the open responses was to connect with industry by building technical knowledge
and Language Arts Common Core Exam administered to over 100,000 4th graders in the state of New York. Dr. Reid obtained BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Design Science, from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.Dr. Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Dr. Leroy Long III is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. Dr. Long directs a research team called Engineering, Arts and Sports Engagement (EASE). His research interests include: (a) educational equity and racial justice, (b) student American
was to look at how other schools have run their capstone programs.Due in part to its similar mission, scale, and approach to undergraduate engineering education,an obvious model for Olin’s capstone program is the Harvey Mudd Clinic Program. The ClinicProgram is the longest running sponsored capstone program for undergraduates. For reasonsdetailed in later section, the Clinic Program became the blueprint from which the SCOPEprogram was designed.Goals of this paperIn writing this paper, the authors intend to describe through a narrative, the history and evolutionof the program over its first three years. The intention is to put the reader into the context ofdeveloping a capstone course from the ground up such that our experiences may inform
starting at UCDavis to be better prepared.Computer programming is a skill required in most undergraduate engineering programs, oftenusing MATLAB. Incorporation of MATLAB/computer programming in discipline-specificcourses can connect practice exercises in programming fundamentals to real-world applications.In one such example [7], the authors used MATLAB and C programming in a first year electricalengineering course, with the application being the control of hardware devices such as sensors,input devices, and output devices. Many non-computer programming UC Davis engineeringcourses also require students to apply their knowledge of programming with MATLAB todiscipline-specific problems. For example, the UC Davis chemical engineering
means of which the strategy is implemented.The philosophy of the framework we have used is based on a fundamental belief that studentslearn best by doing. They need to make their own mistakes to cement their understanding of theunderlying principles that come into play. Knowledge and competence are thus bestdemonstrated by considering the artifacts that are constructed and the modes of interaction andbehavior that are evident as the students engage in learning activity. With regard to the broaderissues that our design experience addresses, namely those associated with multidisciplinaryactivity, legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities, and the impact of engineering solutionson society, our belief is that the best way to foster
AC 2012-5224: TEACHING-TO-LEARN SESSIONS TO ACHIEVE SUB-JECT RELEVANCE IN AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGI-NEERING COURSEDr. Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1994. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in Aug. 1999, Warren was a Principal Member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. He directs the KSU Medical Com- ponent Design Laboratory, a facility partially
Paper ID #40917Progressive Insights in use of Machine Learning to Support StudentEngagement Diversity: The XYZ EduOwl chatbotDr. Arezou Shafaghat, Kennesaw State University I am a results-oriented and motivated professor, consultant, and scientist with over ten years of interna- tional professional experience in sustainable and smart urban development.Mohammad Jonaidi Dr. Jonaidi obtained his Ph.D. from Sydney University and is currently working at Kennesaw State University. During 38 years of research and industry professions, he has been involved in analysis and design of complex structural projects such as: FEA of high
, lab equipment was purchased or constructed for the purpose ofteaching students how to measure fundamental engineering variables such as strain, temperature,pressure, flow rate, drag forces and rotational frequency, as well as to give students practice instatistical data analysis and exposure to measurement system response to varying inputs. It is tothe credit of the initial instructor that these experiments were robust enough to survive forapproximately twenty years without any significant upgrades. When the technology becameavailable the experiments were supplemented to include the use of National InstrumentsLabView for data acquisition, but otherwise the lab handouts and the lab experiments remainedlargely unchanged. The labs were generally
proficient in the fundamentals of rock mechanics.”Engineering Skills and Tools: this category was further categorized into a number of sub-groups.It should be noted that there are certainly overlapping competencies here, but the categorizationtries to emphasize key meanings as indicated by the participants. 1. Problem solving and analysis (n=58): this category, by far the largest, focused on problem interpretation, analysis and solving, for example “the most important single learning goal is to take a posed situation and formulate from it the problem to be solved”, and “I want my students to be able to think clearly and analytically. Not to run screaming from a ‘word problem’”. 2. Critical thinking and
Paper ID #13398Nano-satellites and HARP for Student Learning and ResearchDr. Hank D Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois in 1977. He then worked for Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratories prior to coming to Taylor University in 1994. He is currently a Professor of Engineering and Physics at Taylor University. Some of the courses that he regularly has taught include Principles of Engineering, Intro to Electronics, Statics, Advanced Electronics, Jr. Engineering Projects, FE Review, Control Systems
scholarsfrom the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) was lacking at LATTICE Iand more planning is needed to address this at the LATTICE II symposium. Finally, anotherchallenge ahead is to be true to the critical, decolonizing methodologies undergirding theLATTICE ethnographic research so that all coherent group members are co-producers of thisemerging, innovative knowledge.Scholarly SignificanceDiversity has been an increasingly poignant topic of engineering education research. Being ableto engage with and respect diverse people, cultures, customs, and perspectives has often beenpositioned as a fundamental dream, possibility, and goal of engineering educators, but thevision’s manifestation remains nascent. This paper makes a
are undeniably violent. It isintersectionality’s vulnerability” she writes, “that demands a protective response” (n.p.). Thisproject extends from the instinct to protect intersectionality and interrogates the use of the termintersectionality and the politics of citation practices surrounding the term as it has been used inengineering education.In drawing attention to the politics of citation, this paper also makes a methodological argument:that network analysis is a useful quantitative tool for understanding the politics and patterns ofcitation. When compared with other traditional social science methods, bibliometric and networkanalysis has rarely been used to explore engineering education[17]–[19]; yet such analysesprovide an understanding
Paper ID #18346Mapping Engineering Outcomes to the Lean Launch Curriculum in the Con-text of DesignDr. Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan Laura Hirshfield is a lecturer and research fellow at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering. She then transitioned into the engineering education field, focusing on the areas of design and entrepreneurship.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is faculty in Engineering Education and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for
freedom to reflect on what intrinsically motivates them, rather than on a forced prompt. You’ll also notice that I do not ask students to write specifically on the content or structure of the course. The goal is to get students reflecting, with the hope that by reflecting on what is important to them they will continue to reflect actively beyond the boundaries of this particular course. I found the interview process with the MCC to be enlightening. What I noticed about the interview is that it was a sort of action research wherein the interviewee was challenged to reflect on their own practices, potentially inspiring them to modify these practices. I found myself most intrigued by two central issues to my own
Paper ID #25621Comparative Approaches to Accessibility Education in the United States andRussiaSusan Gallagher, Montana State University Susan Gallagher is the Education and Workforce Program Manager at the Western Transportation Insti- tute (WTI), a transportation research center within Montana State University’s College of Engineering. Her professional roles include grant writing, program development and management, research, and con- ducting community and educational outreach. She additionally manages: the West Region Transportation Workforce Center (WRTWC), a resource center serving a ten-state regional network of
in an interactive environment in which mistakesand confusion are encouraged, that in turn leads to a deeper path of learning and increasedstudent motivation.Motivation The final component of Bandura’s (1977) Memory Modelling System is motivation. Tobe able to model, recreate and reproduce knowledge successfully, students need to be motivatedto learn (Hargis, 1999). Emily McIntosh (2017) explores how peer assisted study sessionsengage and motivate students, and leads to improved retention. In addition, the development ofproblem solving and critical thinking skills improved student resilience (McIntosh, 2017). Inrespect to resilience and motivation, Claudia Muller and Caroll Dweck (1998) write that praisingstudents’ intelligence results
engineering students and now includes four practical components, incorporating MATLABas the primary tool for numerical computations. These numerical components have beenintegrated extensively throughout the course, from daily lectures to homework and projects. Wewill refer to this course as Redesigned Linear Algebra (RDLA) hereafter; for more informationabout the course, see [13] (RDLA here is CALM in [13]).Class FormatRDLA incorporates four essential numerical components: 1. Students engage in active learning by solving worksheet problems in MATLAB ("solve WS"), addressing complex issues collaboratively during in-class group sessions. 2. Students write MATLAB codes for fundamental linear algebra concepts (“code core concepts
demographicvariables? The paper is characterized in six sections. The next section reviews the existing literatureon these strategies and their tools in engineering education followed by sections of researchdesign and methods, results, discussion, and conclusion. The last section also discusses futuredirections.Literature Review Previous literature showed that engineering education needs to prepare students withengineering fundamentals and required knowledge, but should also train them for professionalskills [13]. These skills were divided into two groups 1) Personal competence (ability to self-describe, self-reflect, become self-aware or regulate themselves) 2) Social competence (ability tomanage relationships and perform with peers
Paper ID #25415Faculty Embrace Collaborative Learning Techniques: Sustaining Pedagogi-cal ChangeMrs. Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville Terri Tinnell is a Curriculum and Instruction PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant at the Univer- sity of Louisville. Her research interests include interdisciplinary faculty development, STEM identity, and retention of engineering students through career.Dr. Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville Dr. Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD
technical but criticalfor the pursuit of a successful engineering career. These needed skills include: team-orientedmentality, problem solving, project planning and control, project management and writing skills,etc. The purpose of the Senior Design Project is to pull them all together and apply them towardsthe design and implementation of a project and to afford the students an opportunity to experienceteam-based design under conditions that closely resemble those that will be encountered in realworld. Students working in teams will develop and sharpen skills in team organization, timemanagement, self-discipline, and technical writing, in order to be successful in this course. Animportant goal of this course is to expose students to “hands-on
Paper ID #45164Latine STEM Doctoral Students’ Perceptions Regarding Doctoral MentoringRelationships - A Qualitative StudyDr. Dilara Yaya-Bryson Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dilara Yaya-Bryson is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. She has conducted educational research on an international scale since 2010. Her work focuses on enhancing the quality of education services through an ecological perspective, including policies, workforce development, and cross-cultural experiences.Dr. Lisa R Merriweather, University of North
, their perception of topics that are difficult to learn, the learning activitiesthey enjoyed the most, and challenges they faced when studying software testing. They analyzedthe feedback reports from 230 students in the first year software quality and testing course andsurveyed results from 84 students and seven teaching assistants. The analysis of the reports basedon the eight themes identified is as follows. The top three common mistakes included not effec-tively using test coverage to write more effective test cases, the maintainability of the test codethat was written, and understanding testing concepts. The survey data showed that students foundthe use of JUnit [23], the Act-Arrange-Assert pattern for unit tests, and choosing testing levels
to relate one to the other. They also learn the fundamental principles ofstatics and dynamics (friction, drag, acceleration, constant velocity, and motion). Basedon this knowledge, student teams design cars, assess their performance, and predictpower needs. They also test solar panels, compare the results to the estimated powerneeds of their cars, and determine the parameters for the design of their cars. The designchallenge is to build a solar car designed to pull a load, and compete of other teams to seewhich team pulls the most weight. The teams have a budget and each component theymight use has a cost. The budget is structured so the teams cannot buy the best ofeverything, so they must make tradeoffs and realize the best design subject
comprehension oftopics explained during class and allowing the interrelation of topics making the curriculumcoherent with their majors; Teacher – Student Relationship, by making assessment methodsfriendlier and more significant to the students; and Student – Student Relationship, byincreasing the sense of belonging to the group.To implement the proposed methodology, a fundamental aspect to consider is thatinteraction and content delivery are not taking place as separate sections of a course but areinterrelated while allowing the student to contribute to the class with comments, questions,and responses to embedded quizzes and questions. As well, anonymity was a key factor forenhancing participation and interaction, boosting students’ confidence to
to set up a course and write a corresponding textbook on global engineering ethics for a grant project at Purdue. His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of moral psychology, engineering and technology ethics, and Chinese philosophy. His papers have appeared in Nature Human Behaviour, Science and Engineering Ethics, International Journal of Ethics Education, Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology, New Directions in Children & Adolescent Psychology, Philosophy and Literature, the Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, Modernity/modernism, Metapsychology Online Reviews, and the Journal of Philosophy.Qin Zhu (Assistant Professor) Dr. Zhu is Assistant Professor of Ethics and
Paper ID #38190Board 16: Work in Progress: Designing a course to equip Bioengineeringgraduate students with effective and equitable teaching skillsCallan E. Monette, Stanford University Callan Monette (she/her/hers) is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Bioengineering at Stanford Univer- sity. She believes that communicating science in an accessible and equitable way is an essential skill and responsibility for every scientist, and she is committed to building these skills and creating training opportunities for scientists and engineers at every experience level to practice and value inclusive ped- agogy. Callan is a
second-year of study. In the first-year engineering program, there isa two-course sequence where students are introduced to general engineering design. This is donethrough a variety of case studies in modules lasting 3 to 4 weeks.The Chemical and Biological Engineering Department through consultations with stakeholderssuch as students, faculty, alumni and industry saw a need to integrate more engineering designpractice into the second and third years of the undergraduate programs it offers. Based on this,the department has introduced a series of two new second-year undergraduate coursesintroducing engineering science fundamentals and design. These courses integrate some contentfrom courses they replace while also introducing new content
Paper ID #41133Board 352: Preparing Mechanical Engineering Students for Industry 4.0: anInternet of Things CourseProf. Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Prof. Gurocak is the founding director of Professional and Corporate Education (PACE) program at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests include haptics, robotics and automation.Dr. Xinghui Zhao, Washington State University Dr. Xinghui Zhao is the Director of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. She received her Ph.D. from
Paper ID #27132Impact of Research Experience Programs on National and International Un-dergraduate Engineering StudentsDr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, taught at Chicago State University, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engi- neering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice Boltzmann methods for studying
. However, graduate students often havedifficulty identifying and recognizing what it is they are supposed to be doing or should belearning [54], [55], especially in engineering [56]. This hidden curriculum and the assumptionsbehind it can jeopardize a student’s confidence and identity as “a good student” [50]. Manystudents choose to leave the sciences rather than fight the status quo [50]. However, a primarilypedagogical framework known as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has the potential todissolve such hidden curricula and make learning more accessible to all students [57], [58].Universal Design for LearningThe UDL framework was born out of a fundamental principle in engineering and architecturaldesign referred to as Universal Design [59