program is to encourage persistence and performance ofacademically-promising students with financial need by providing opportunities to buildcommunity and self-efficacy.During the summer before freshmen year, ExCEL scholars complete Calculus I in a small,learner-focused class with an accelerated format. In face-to-face sessions, students wereintroduced to traditional Calculus I topics with lectures and problem-solving sessions. In onlinesessions, students were challenged to engage conceptually with content through writing-intensivejournal entries and discussion boards. Course instruction was enriched with a parallel civilengineering seminar where students conducted projects and demonstrations to connect Calculuscontent with future engineering
engineering ethicsinstructors for over 400 colleges and universities that offer engineering degrees. As ofthis writing, over 200 engineering faculty members have attended the first two advancedseminars.Major Debates The purposes of engineering ethics education as well as effective methods of teachingare objects of ongoing debate in the US. American engineering ethics educators oftenembrace one of three major approaches: a deontological approach that emphasizesprofessional codes of ethics, a sociological approach that stresses the social context ofengineering, and a critical approach that highlights the need to unpack and questiondominant assumptions in engineering thinking and professional practice. Deontology is a branch of moral philosophy
skills intoengineering curricula. As a result, engineering education is starting to change.One major area of change in engineering education is in design. Although design is widely considered asthe most distinguishing and fundamental activity of engineering [1], most curricula have it either isolatedin the senior year or sometimes also in the first year. Now, as the engineering curriculum has progressed,first year design courses, known as the cornerstone engineering courses, and fourth year design courses,referred to as capstone courses, have seen increased development as well [1]. However, these capstonecourses serve as the only standard opportunity across engineering education for undergraduateengineering students to showcase their engineering
, which is a methods-based paper published inthe International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, employed critical theory as a guidingframework. In this work, Mobley et. al. [73] employed Veteran Critical Theory [62] as an “organizingframework” to describe qualitative methods (key event timeline and the identity circle) used in researchwith military undergraduates in engineering to elicit rich narratives and counter narratives of experience.At the time of writing this manuscript, only one other publication, a doctoral dissertation in the field ofengineering education written by Sheppard [41], that employed critical theory could be found. In thispaper, Sheppard [41] employed the socio-educational justice framework FoK to a support a
how the LEWAS lab uses a weir equation and the DopplerEffect to calculate water flow rate. This was extremely valuable to students in the class as theywere now motivated to understand the concepts by observing that the concepts are actually beingused in a real world setting to solve real problems. Thirdly, working in the LEWAS lab providesundergraduates with background knowledge for some of the future courses they plan to take. Forinstance, as the fourth author was dealing with the Linux infrastructure of the lab, he firstencountered the fundamentals of process management, which was later reinforced in hiscomputer systems course. Similarly, the sixth author got the opportunity to learn about datastructure and to know how it is used in the
AC 2009-1432: EDUCATING FEDERAL ENGINEERS TO BEENTREPRENEURIAL THINKERS AND LEADERS – WHO WOULD OFTHOUGHT?Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University Dr. deMonsabert is an Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering. She is the program director for the Certificate in Technical Entrepreneurship for the Federal Government. She teaches courses related to Sustainable Development, Environmental Systems and Engineering, and Technical Entrepreneurship. Dr. deMonsabert was recently appointed to the position of Fellow for Academic Curricula at George Mason University.John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersMico Miller, George Mason UniversityBarry Liner, George Mason
provideexperiential engineering experiences and the fundamental mathematics and science backgroundto prepare students for subsequent courses in their chosen engineering major. Currently, studentscomplete 3 general engineering courses (one is a 1 credit Introduction to Engineering course), 1or 2 calculus courses depending on their Advanced Placement credit, an engineering chemistrycourse, and 1 physics course. The first 4-credit general engineering course GE 1110, the“design” course, is a course that focuses on learning the principles of the engineering designprocess which is the widely accepted process for engineers that is analogous to the scientificmethod for scientists. This is accomplished through active learning in areas such as needsassessment and
encounter essential content. As such, students in theseclassrooms may have a less rigorous understanding of underlying fundamentals.10One drawback of project-based learning is that hands-on activities are not automatically “minds-on.”17 Oftentimes, the focus of activities becomes object manipulation rather than knowledgeattainment and skill development. This separation between activities and content can beperpetuated by teachers who routinely emphasize the task to be completed rather than thematerial to be learned, a common mistake.23An intertwining of content and projects must therefore occur if the aim of product design is toemploy disciplinary practices. Ideally, successful products will demonstrate achievement,providing indicators of learning
in these standards also gave the students an insight into how test procedures and test reports should be written in order to achieve good and repeatable test results. Students were encouraged to use the information from these standards to improve on their laboratory report writing skills.• Lessons Learned and Future Integration Plan To supplement the experiments, EET students were also introduced to computer simulation so virtual RF instrumentation could be used to perform analysis. This is expected to continue. Initially, among all the courses targeted for EMC integration in 2005, the most challenging course was the Electronic Communication Systems (ECS). Two of the most significant reasons were: 1
Paper ID #38112MAKER: A class project on the design and fabrication of a3D printer for delivering food at the point-of-care foraddressing food insecurity – Manufacturing for socialpurposeAjay P. Malshe (Distinguished Professor)Salil Bapat (Research Scientist) Dr. Salil Bapat is a research scientist in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. A Materials Scientist by training, his expertise includes advanced manufacturing with experience in bio-inspired surfaces and designs, tribology, additive manufacturing, materials characterization, thin film processing and semiconductor devices. Dr. Bapat
Paper ID #19489Re-engineering Bowling Green State University’s Construction ManagementCapstoneDr. Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University Dr. Austin has over 30 years of construction, engineering and facility experience in industrial, trans- portation and building projects across the full range of project delivery systems. His industry experience is multi-faceted with a strong background in civil engineering and construction management on both domestic and international projects. Having served in responsible charge of projects nationwide, he pos- sesses professional engineering licenses in several states. During
sciences REUprograms [7]. While this result is promising, a general knowledge gap remains regarding bestpractices for implementing multi-campus Sites and comprehensive evaluation of how theiroutcomes compare to those of traditional, single-institution programs.This paper describes a multi-campus REU program run across the four partner campuses withinthe NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban WaterInfrastructure (ReNUWIt): Stanford University, Colorado School of Mines (Mines), NewMexico State University (NMSU), and the University of California at Berkeley. ReNUWItfocuses on water in the American West through fundamental investigations and applied researchto create a suite of successful water management options and
, Page 15.1345.2Multiple logical/mathematical, visual/spatial, bodily-kinetic, musical,Intelligences interpersonal, and intrapersonal. 1Conventional geotechnical engineering teaching methods are based in technical andmathematical learning modes (as compared to personal and artistic learning modes). Enhancingthe learning environment using hands-on activities and teamwork exercises (which are commonin laboratory environments) is effective based on educational research. However, studentlearning occurs using a broad variety of learning styles, including feeling, personal, and artisticmodes. For improving learning using learning different styles, novel use of technology has
Secondary school technology teacher for 19 years.Juhyun Kim, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Educational Researcher ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Development of SMART Farm Kit for Experiencing STEM Integrated Education in Biotechnology and AgricultureAbstract Smart farming is a transformative technology addressing food crises in urbanizedsocieties. The SMART farm kit was created to incorporate this concept into education as apractical tool that effectively integrates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) with agriculture and biotechnology. The SMART farm kit, designed using single-board microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators, enables
Paper ID #23135Critical Incidents in Engineering Students’ Development of More Compre-hensive Ways of Experiencing InnovationDr. Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University Nicholas D. Fila is a postdoctoral research associate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Industrial Design at Iowa State University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, design thinking, and instructional design
incorporate more non-technical courses (e.g., ethics; social sciences; writing). These requirements may not be fullyimplemented, but they do influence the shape of curricula, and reduce the freedom of a programor institution's faculty. Although many faculty believe that formalizing a five year bachelor'sprogram would best serve their students, few institutions will take the risk of losing enrollmentby acknowledging that successful completion of the bachelors requirements often takes fiveyears. With a serious decrease in high school students’ interest in engineering, consideration ofcurricular innovation is made in a context of competition for students with other institutions andother fields of study. This concern with marketing has also led to an
theUniversity of Nottingham.70 CourseMarker improved grades after the parameters for assignmentswere tweaked in response to early results. From 1998–2001 and 1999–2002 respectively, theoverall percentage of students passing first- and second-level programming rose. The authors donot provide specific numbers, but they clearly correlate student improvement to CourseMarkerwhen they write, “The ratio of student passes to failures is very high, and has improved with theevolution of CourseMarker and the support provided by the system.”In 2005, Kumar showed learning improvement with an automated tutor aimed at testing staticand dynamic scoping concepts in a programming languages course.71 The author’s experimentconsisted of a pre-test and post-test given
reports via rubric. Rubric evaluation of student reports revealed that students’performance in senior design projects is primarily driven by their instructor’s expectations; ifsustainability is not a major deliverable, then students are less likely to integrate sustainabilityconcepts that they learned from prior classes in their reports. To make sustainability a priority,senior design project requirements should be updated to explicitly require holistic sustainabil-ity applications. Instructors could approach raising sustainability expectations by engaging asustainability expert as an advisor to the senior design course and/or utilizing a sustainabilityexpert as project mentor, as demonstrated in the success of one senior design project at
Paper ID #8710Use of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges for Engi-neering as a semester-long project for an Introduction to Engineering courseDr. Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University Lindsay Corneal is an Assistant Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. She received her B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor, a M.B.A. from Lawrence Technological University, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Materials Science and Engineering
Paper ID #37458Criteria Conundrum: Engineering Students’ Beliefs about the Role ofCompeting Criteria in Process Safety JudgementsCayla Ritz, Rowan University Cayla, originally from Freeland, Maryland, has attended Rowan University for all undergraduate and graduate-level degrees. She graduated in Spring 2020 with her BS in Mechanical Engineering with a con- centration in Honors Studies. She also has her MSc in Mechanical Engineering with a COGS in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and is pursuing a PhD in Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Educa- tion. Specifically, her research interests are focused on
organizationsas “creating value” in the same way that technological innovation is [9], [10]. These types oflower-recognition tasks also can include “office housework”—planning social events, gettingcoffee for colleagues, coordinating meetings. Some of these tasks carry more organizationalsignificance than do others, as they can sustain networks, communication, and projectmomentum, but few are rewarded in the way that strategic stretch work can be; Babcock et al.[8] write that these are tasks people generally do not want to do as part of their jobs and wishwould be completed by others.And yet some groups do them, and do them more than other groups do, even among those in thesame profession and role. Sociological and economic research shows that gender
variables include their academic profiles, such as theirperformance on mathematics placement examinations and ability to pass fundamental sciencecourses. Institutional variables include the community college’s capacity to support theiracademic goals and to provide resources that will support their transfer aspirations. 3) Initial Transfer to the Four-Year University. Once again, students’ ability totransition and excel within the four-year engineering college context is largely dependent ontheir individual level of academic and social preparation (for example, the level of preparationthat the community college provided for upper-level technical courses, and students’ familiaritywith how to form study groups) as well as institutional
, project management, and delivering impactful training programs. She holds a Master’s degree in Occupational and Technical Studies. As a Senior Evaluator at Quality Measures, LLC, Combs is committed to fostering continuous improvement and ensuring that programs achieve their intended outcomes. Her expertise in stakeholder engagement and communication ensures that evaluation findings are disseminated and utilized for maximum impact.Dr. Codjo AC Akpovo, Quality Measures, LLC Dr. Codjo AC Akpovo is a physicist with expertise in laser-produced plasmas, utilizing fast and ultra-fast high-power laser beams. From 2006 to 2024, he conducted and coordinated research activities for numerous scientific grants at Florida A&M
design thinking that you think are not currently instantiatedin the Design Course but could potentially be useful to fit in in some way? How would you findthe space for that?” An example of a discussion question about the Daly and Yilmaz article32 ondivergent and convergent thinking is, “As an instructor, what purposes do each of these kinds ofprompts (divergent/convergent/neutral) serve? When would you employ each of these prompts?”In a typical discussion focusing on the assigned readings, LAs worked in groups of 3-4. Eachgroup was given a whiteboard to write down their collective thoughts. Then, each group wouldinformally present their ideas using whiteboards to the whole class, and we would discusscommon themes or ideas in a whole-class
theconcepts and each new lab assignment. We also presented strategies for approaching the labassignment and writing the report. Unfortunately, this approach does not scale well with theincreasing class size. Hence, we wanted to find a strategy for student success that scales wellwith the growing number of students, without compromising on instruction and that helps free upthe lab time that may be used to provide one-on-one time with students.1.1 Discovery of the Issues in Fall ’18 and Spring ‘19The motivation for using the flipped class delivery method for the lab instructions is based on theobservation of student performance and outcomes in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. We analyzedthe lab assignment submission rate and earned lab grades. Figure 1 shows
transfer their practices of loyalty and duty. They developed systems of training specific to their organizations and practices. They explicitly followed a “German path” rather than an “American path.” That is, they developed practices for maximizing the use of raw materials and formulating alternatives rather than seeking to minimize labor costs regardless of the implications for resources. The makers of engineers, the technical workers at the top, adapted their practices to keep them congruent. In anticipation of graduates gaining additional on the job, for example, they focused formal engineering education on its fundamental, most general forms
to succeed.Policy is vulnerable to how broadly it is recognized and acted on; fundamentally, the practicesand processes institutional actors use can determine the success or failure of transfer students.Awareness, advocacy, and evidence were all critical to building new transfer paths; dedicationand patience also helped.Authentic partnerships—The Advisor recognized that hierarchies in the state’s higher educationecosystem harmed transfer. In summer 2015, he initiated face-to-face meetings between theengineering college and local community colleges—to be held on the community collegecampuses. This step shifted an all-too familiar transfer dynamic: two-year colleges reach out touniversities, not the other way around. The “listening tour
working for grades and notknowledge. “Everyone is secretly trying to get a grade from the course, even though he disputesthe fact.” Kirsten believed that the grading system was an unfortunate part of “mass production”in education.24 In 1943 Kirsten was interviewed for an article in which he said “Specialized educationhas put American youth into a groove, beyond which they are unable to see. We have been soanxious to teach our students everything from A to Z in their chosen field, the average pupil isgraduated without any personal philosophy, with little appreciation of the delicate balances andsymphonies of nature’s forces, an ignorance of the fundamental ethics of the good life and acomplete disregard for that which is not in his text
Paper ID #28966What will you do to help elementary students who struggle in theengineering design process? Analysis of teachers’ reflections.(Fundamental)Mr. Zachary Minken, Arcadia University Mr. Zachary Minken, High School Science Teacher, teaches Biology and Chemistry to 10th - 12th grade students. He is the Lead Coach of the School of the Future Robotics Team, which is a rookie team participating in the FIRST Tech Challenge. During the summer months, he is the Director of the iD Tech Camp based at the University of Pennsylvania, a summer program designed to teach students ages 7-17 about programming, physical
Educational Research Methods Division of ASEE.Julie Martin Julie P. Martin is a Fellow of ASEE and an associate professor of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Julie’s professional mission is to create environments that elevate and expand the research community. She is the editor- in-chief of Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, where her vision is to create a culture of constructive peer review in academic publishing. Julie is a former NSF program director for engineering education and frequently works with faculty to help them write proposals and navigate the proposal preparation and grant management processes. She was a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her work operationalizing social