bolt? If it holds a car seat in place, changing one bolt has implicationsthat impact manufacturing, supply chains, logistics, meeting safety regulations, and the userexperience of the final product. Divergent thinking about the implications of changes can help toanticipate unintended consequences. But in comparison to the many idea generation strategies,very few strategies exist to support engineers in the many other places where divergent thinkingtakes place.Currently, little is known about divergent thinking during engineering projects beyond ideageneration. To investigate, we asked experienced engineers about their experiences withdivergent thinking in their professional practice. Through an iterative protocol developmentprocess, we
teaching among our increasingly under-served populations. She is grateful to such communities of practice that foster her continued education as a university professor. She challenges herself and her students to move beyond teaching and learning as compliance, towards experiencing teaching and learning as joyful, rigorous and transformative. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: Outreach Program to Introduce Computer Science to Middle School StudentsI. AbstractResearch continues to show a consistent decline in the number of students entering thefield of Computer Science (CS) (Ali and Shubra, 2010). Studies also indicate that anoptimal time to promote
Session 3550 Using the SAE Aero-Design Competition to Expose Students to Multidisciplinary Design Teams Aaron R. Cowin, Terrence K. Kelly Parks College of Engineering and Aviation Saint Louis UniversityAbstractStudents at Saint Louis University have an opportunity to participate in the SAE (Society ofAutomotive Engineering) Aero-Design student competition. The competition challenges studentsto design, fabricate and fly an aircraft carrying a desired weight in a pre-determined flight pattern.Participation in the project draws
, universitieshave sought alternative sources of revenue (in the form of bank loans, issuing their ownbonds on the stock exchange market, or through lease-based structures) in a bid to recruitincreased levels of students. This debt-financed capital investment has come to characterizeHE within the UK.Such changes have implications for the way in which universities operate. At the heart of thereform in HE [11] was the notion that universities had customers and that high standardswere integral to remaining competitive. The requirement for universities to behave asbusinesses was made implicit by both their inclusion within the UK Department of Business,Innovation and Skills, and the removal of the student cap which has acted to expand themarket and increase
the final performance in solving theengineering problem.Our experience from our pilot studies indicates that students are not accustomed to these types ofreflections and in many cases gave either non-specific explanations or tried to go beyond whatwould be required for an explanation. We take this as an indication for the need to incorporatemetacognitive skill development into the entire curriculum and expect as students move throughsuch modules in a series of courses they will enhance their ability to reflect on their actions.3. The Engineering Learning PortalAs described above, the thrust of the curriculum reform project described here focuses on a newLearning Management System (LMS) to improve the teaching of engineering problem
education through hands-on learn- ing. As a volunteer for Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, Luchini-Colbry facilitates interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S. Page 26.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Graduate Women “Lean In”: Building Community and Broadening UnderstandingAbstractThe College of Engineering at Michigan State University developed a facilitated bookdiscussion series that used the best-selling book “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg1
offers a solution by serving as a bridge between the practical skillslearned in the studio and the theoretical concepts taught in lectures. By visually representingthe knowledge gained from both types of courses, students can better integrate the skills theyacquire in each setting, leading to a more holistic understanding of their field. This approachis particularly beneficial for architecture students, as the ability to organize and synthesizecomplex information is crucial for their professional development. Beyond the field ofarchitecture, academic proficiency is an essential goal for all university students, regardlessof their discipline. The foundational skills required for academic success—such as reading,writing, and the ability to
students and strengthening professional identity through co-mentoring. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 41(5), 487–503. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2012.756972National Science Board, National Science Foundation. 2022. Science and Engineering Indicators 2022: The State of U.S. Science and Engineering. NSB-2022-1. Alexandria, VA. Available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20221 Page 8 of 9Olson, K. J., Huffman, A. H., & Litson, K. (2021). The relationship between mentor support experiences and STEM graduate student career optimism. Career Development International, 26(1), 44–64. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI
sunk.Integration of the subsystems proved to be a significant challenge. Most teams approached theintegration to a scoring mechanism using multiple Android UNOs communicating via Serial Pe-ripheral Interface (SPI). As illustrated in Figure 2 (f), the complexity of wiring even a simpleplayfield is complex.The diversity in themes and gameplay mechanics across the projects (as seen in Figures 2 (e)through (k)) shows how the constraints of the project actually fostered creativity rather than lim-iting it. Students must think and design beyond conventional pinball systems, resulting in uniquegameplay experiences.From an assessment standpoint, we evaluated the project with less conventional methods, as boththe instructor and learners were placed in a space
claims, such adocument must be updated on a regular basis [4], [5], [6]. ASCE published the second version ofthe body of knowledge in 2008 (CE-BOK2) and now is in the final stages of preparing the thirdversion (CE-BOK3), which is scheduled to be published in the spring of 2019. Current plans callfor the CE-BOK to be revisited every eight years.Civil engineering work has evolved to encompass the distinctive and complementary roles of notonly engineering professionals, but also technologists and technicians. Such segmentation is notunlike that encountered in other learned professions, such as medicine or law, and it is critical tothe efficiency and success of the civil engineering workforce. ASCE, through Policy Statement535 [7], views the core of
sciencecurriculum and extend them to show students the ways in which engineering affects their dailylives through four modules each with hands-on activities and projects. Innovation and criticalthinking is encouraged as well as teamwork, experimental and problem-solving skills. Thechallenge lies in seamlessly integrating the modules with little or no disruption to the currentcourse of study and time frames. Although the model is currently in progress, results and feedbackbased on quizzes and participation indicate a strong proclivity towards the success of this modeland curriculum development.REFRENCES[1] Klenk, P., Barcus, K., Ybarra, G.A., “Techtronics: Hands-on Exploration of Technology in Everyday Life”. Proceedings of the 32nd ASEE/IEEE
Exposition, June 15-19, Columbus, OH, 2019.4. Bosman, L., and Fernhaber, S., “Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Engineers,” Springer International Publishing 2018.5. Purzer, S., Fila, N., and Nataraja, K., “Evaluation of Current Assessment Methods in Engineering Entrepreneurship Education,” American Society for Engineering Education Winter 2016.6. Novak, J., “Concept Mapping: A Useful Tool for Science Education,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching 27.10 (1990): 937-949.7. Jackson, A., et al, “Refining an Entrepreneurial Mindset Primary Concept Map through Multi- Institutional Collaboration,” Research in Engineering Education Symposium & Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, December 5-8
environmental, social, and economicimpacts throughout a project's life cycle [5]. This approach aligns with the United Nations'Sustainable Development Goals, which address vital issues across society, the environment, andthe economy [6]. Sustainable construction emphasizes using renewable materials and reducingenergy consumption and waste to lessen the industry's environmental impact [7]. By adoptingsustainable practices, we can ensure that present and future generations can live comfortably onour planet. It is not just an option but a necessity for the well-being of everyone.This study evaluates the effectiveness of sustainability preparation through university educationby investigating architecture and construction management students' perceptions of
, 2012 On the Fence: The Influence of Protégé-Mentor Relationships on Women Doctoral Students' Academic Career Aspirations in EngineeringStatement of Purpose According to a 2004 report from the Commission on Professionals in Science andTechnology, women in engineering and the physical, mathematical, and environmental sciencesmake up less than 6 percent of full professor positions.1 Two decades ago, researchers projectedthat occupational equity for females in science and engineering was just “a matter of time”—time for increasing the number of female Ph.D. students and moving them through the ranks ofacademia.2 However, the prediction that growing numbers of female Ph.D. students would leadto greater gender equity among the
develop structural complexity as they seerelationships between concepts in the relational phase. Finally, students acquire the ability togeneralize concepts beyond the context in which they were learned in the extended abstractphase31, 34.At its foundation, the SOLO taxonomy is a stage theory for describing conceptualdevelopment31, 34. Defined strictly, stage theory suggests that students develop conceptualknowledge by progressing linearly through hierarchical stages of understanding. While Carewand Mitchell31 protest that it is unlikely for all students to develop in the same manner, theysupport the value of stage theory for describing the variations in knowledge that may exist for agroup of students. In fact, they support that understanding
expect. I am beingcompared to men who have been in the field for years, or men who have resources through theirbusiness.... I am graduating this semester and I'm looking forward to a better life of hard work,accomplishments and respect."As can be seen from the comments, this course has offered a little something for everyone. Notevery student liked every portion of the course; however the course provides a challengingenvironment that upon completion produces a well qualified student. BSC students are wellreceived in industry and sponsoring companies are eager to participate in the program.Bibliography [1] J.T. Emanuel and K. Worthiington, 1987, "Senior Design Project: Twenty Years and Still Learning", Proceedings - 1987 Frontiers in
/ Mohsen Garshasby, Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThe Building Construction Science (BCS) program at Mississippi State University is a studio-based program. Course learning objectives are assessed in studios through traditional gradedwritten assignments and tests, and through face-to-face critique sessions in which studentsexplain the details of their in-progress assignments and projects verbally prior to submitting theirwritten work.During critiques, student explain their designs or thought rationale in verbal presentations whichoften include substantially completed written draft summaries of their work used to outline theirpresentation. When students present a project, their peer students are present, and these peerslearn from each other
particular emphasis on tissue mechanics and the shoulder. She continues to apply her research expertise through collaborations with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University, with a specific focus on translational orthopaedic clin- ical research. The goal of her current work is to optimize surgical and non-surgical treatment strategies for shoulder injury. Reuther received a BS in Biomedical Engineering (with an emphasis in Mechani- cal Engineering) from The College of New Jersey and a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Columbia Business School.Ms. Rachel Diane Field, Columbia University, Biomedical engineering Rachel D. Field is a
for another three year period2, to 195,000, through the AmericanCompetitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000. By 2004, it was hoped that theavailability of U.S. trained mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers would increase tothe level needed to fill the available positions. Since this hope never materialized, a newinitiative is underway, the American Competitiveness Initiative of 2006. This initiative dedicates$136 billion over ten years to improving education, research, and development in science andengineering in the United States, of which $5.9 billion was budgeted for 20073. This approachdiffers from prior efforts in that this Act seeks to increase the pipeline of U.S. trainedmathematicians, scientists and engineers
/1.4028289.6. J. K. Nagel, C. Rose, C. Beverly, and R. Pidaparti, “Bio-inspired design pedagogy in engineering,” Unknown Journal, 2019.7. B. Nelson, “Biologically inspired design: A unique multidisciplinary design model,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2008.8. A. P. Rehmat, M. Alemdar, M. Helms, D. Baptiste-Porter, J. Rosen and M. Weissburg, “Biologically inspired design: High School students' engagement in BID integrated learning in engineering classrooms,” 2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), College Station, TX, USA, pp. 1-7, 2023.9. M. E. Helms, H. Ehsan, E. Kim, R. Moore, M. Alemdar, C. J. Cappelli, J. Rose, M. Weissburg, “Getting Beyond the Hairy House: Using structure-function
do the normative commitments of international engineeringeducators fit or overlap with the emergent image of economic competitiveness?Personal geographies to map differences I and three co-organizers (Kacey Beddoes [Virginia Tech], Brent Jesiek [Purdue University],Juan Lucena [Colorado School of Mines]) invited sixteen international engineering educators toparticipate in a multi-step process to produce personal geographies of their careers. Since a goalof this project is to examine how practitioners understand their commitments to internationalengineering education, we worked with a flexible image of international education as learningactivities that direct students’ attention beyond the boundaries of the home country.Mapping trajectories
wanted to have an ultrasonic sensor sense movement that is 10 cm away and trigger apiezo to play a song and make LEDs light up, the student could seek assistance from a GenAItool to help develop the code for this. In doing so, students needed to determine if the promptsthey generated were clear and specific enough for the AI tool to produce a helpful answer.During the discussion and implementation of this challenge, students were asked to share whatthey discovered through this process to develop a better understanding of how to effectively useGenAI and when. Questions included: 1. What prompt did you use in GenAI, and did this achieve your goal? 2. What happened if you changed the prompt to be more or less specific? 3. Do you better
findingprojects and also in allowing short term project collaborations between the university and thecommunity partners, while retaining longer term relationships through placement-based service-learning used in other classes. Future work will build on this paper, focusing on studentperceptions of the projects, perceptions of learning and performance on assessments related tolearning the software.Bibliography1 M. Prince, "Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223-231, 2004.2 S. Freeman, S. L. Eddy, M. McDonough, M. K. Smith, N. Okoroafor, H. Jordt and M. P. Wenderoth, "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics," Proceedings of
perspectives through real-time interaction among students, small groups, andinstructors.HP Wireless Tablet PCs are used to discuss and experiment with diagrams and processes in real-time. This allows combining lectures and problem-solving sessions into a single class session.Our hypothesis is that: 1) an in-depth learning of theory is accomplished, and 2) studentengagement is enhanced. Presentation of theory by the instructor is integrated with applicationwhile the theory is still in the student’s short-term memory. Students no longer have to wait for aseparate session such as a recitation session to apply the concepts. This approach often takes lesstime. In addition to accelerating the learning process, expert instructors find this approach
(ICACIT), IEEE, 2019, pp. 1–4.[8] O. Saidani, L. J. Menzli, A. Ksibi, N. Alturki, and A. S. Alluhaidan, “Predicting student employability through the internship context using gradient boosting models,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 46472–46489, 2022.[9] S. Mchugh, K. Quille, L. Carmody, and K. Nolan, “Developing an On-Campus Internship Model for Computing Students-An Alternative Experiential Learning Pathway,” presented at the Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research, 2022, pp. 1–7.[10] N. Kumar et al., “Factors Affecting the Future Career Pathway Decisions of Lower-income Computing Students,” presented at the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2023.[11] İ
construction safety game. This testing isconducted with and for university students taking Construction Safety.BackgroundOne of the main struggles in construction is how to mitigate risk; risk to the public, workers on-site, the state of the project, and the company itself. All of these components must be negotiatedin the complex building process. The General Contractor assumes this responsibility and appliesexperience and best practices to achieve success. Safety being a major threat to this success, thisstudy will tunnel down into these best practices and approach them through the lens of fallprevention safety training, adult learning principles, worker’s motivation and competitiveness,and the application of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR
better study habits, and laid a balanced foundation, which many of them maintain beyond their freshman year. • Foster student socialization not only to the engineering profession but also allows them to create lasting social networks of peers going through the same experience of transitioning from the high school to college life. • Providing a strong support network often refer to as their [participants’] “DPO family”. • Better understanding of engineering as a profession.References1. Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy, Rising Above the Gathering STorm: Energizing andEmploying America for a Brighter Economic Future. 2007, Committee on Science Engineering and PublicPolicy.2. Maton, K.I
a metal as ionic because metallic bonding may not havebeen discussed in chemistry, which can be readily addressed. In considering solutions, the majorityof the students in the author’s classes believe that supersaturation of a liquid means that there is anexcess amount of a second phase of solute that has come out of a saturated solvent, when in realitythere is an excess of a solute in a solvent beyond equilibrium that gives a supersaturated solution.This misconception can make the teaching of precipitation hardening difficult until corrected.These and other IBS will be presented and discussed in the paper, as well as approaches toaddressing these IBS, and associated impact on learning outcomes. Such approaches can includealtering teaching
teaching paradigm, is a progression fromabstraction to idealization to mathematical modeling to simulation to performance evaluation to,finally, relating to reality.1 First-year students learn mathematical and engineering concepts andthen progress through courses involving design testing and assessment. Ultimately, engineeringprograms should produce graduates who can successfully apply engineering concepts to realworld problems. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) sets thecriteria that colleges and universities should follow in order to produce engineeringprofessionals. ABET Criterion 3: Student Outcomes, originally published 20 years ago, has beenrevised over the years, but has always included an emphasis on student
Perceptions of Engineering Service Experiences as a Source of Learning Technical and Professional Skills. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship, 8(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.24908/ijsle.v8i1.4545Chaibate, H., Hadek, A., Ajana, S., Bakkali, S., & Faraj, K. (2019). A Comparative Study of the Engineering Soft Skills Required by Moroccan Job Market. International Journal of Higher Education, 9(1), 142. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n1p142Fisher, D. R., Bagiati, A., & Sarma, S. (2017). Developing Professional Skills in Undergraduate Engineering Students Through Cocurricular Involvement. Journal of Student Affairs Research