problems, to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to consider non-technical perspectives, long before the characteristics of the “Engineer of 2020”1 was everdefined.This paper discusses the EPP program over its four decades and how the program integrates withthe traditional engineering programs. We discuss the curriculum over time, the course selectionsstudents make, and the benefits our alumni receive from the program. We will give an overviewof our capstone EPP Projects course, a truly interdisciplinary teamwork situation addressingcurrent technology issues. Finally we reflect on how the program achieves the ABET (a) through(k) outcomes and work in the ABET system, and how the program has been successful these past40 years.We do not
communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Solution-based learning (SBL): Using systems engineering principles to guide capstone projects in technologyAbstractIn this paper, a new learning framework – solution-based learning (SBL) – is introduced. Itoffers a way of motivating students to continuously improve products or processes based onpractical or aesthetic considerations. This learning framework keeps the focus on early andsustained success through all phases of a project. It leverages selected principles of SystemsEngineering such as developing a discovery-oriented, multidisciplinary, life-cycle view ofany given project. It also provides learners with the
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because the product of the "effort" variable mmf, andthe "flow" variable flux is energy with SI units of watt times seconds or Joules, not power inwatts4. In spite of this objection, the analogy retains its intuitive attraction, with the ampere-turns of mmf "forcing" a "flow" of flux through reluctance. Magnetic circuit models developedusing this analogy are useful and suitable for solution using circuit simulation.Other physical problems, modeled as networks, have been formulated for solution using circuitsimulators5. While some of these have an "effort" variable times "flow" variable product whichis power, this result is not always true. In thermal conduction problems, for example, the product
feedback from the all participants in this activity was overwhelmingly positive based the results of our assessment surveys. Therefore, our two goals were met. The girls learned about engineering and what engineers do on the job, and then used their creativity and ingenuity to become an engineer for the day!VIII. Future work Briefly, ideas for future work will be to adopt new projects from the K-12 literature including the NEW: National Educators Workshop proceedings and present them in this format. WNEC students may have opportunities to increase their community service and learning beyond the classroom requirements by bringing a version of this program to Girl Scout troops. Also, there may be opportunities to train adult leaders (in our region
essential features of metacognition: cognitive self-appraisal and cognitive self-management. Furthermore, the knowledge about cognitive states andabilities is shareable among people4 and influenced greatly by the social aspects of the situation. 9These aspects include the affective and motivational characteristics of thinking. Like otherknowledge, metacognitive understanding develops with age and experience10 and is an ongoingprocess of progressing through deeper insights or realizations that, in turn, lead to awareness orconscious understanding of self as agent.11 All of these theories have led us to a belief thatmetacognition plays an important role in human learning at any level (e.g., K-12, post-secondary,organizations) and for any knowledge
approachcan offer stable and reliable instruction well beyond the COVID-19 crisis.IntroductionSince March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all facets of life and has become a majordisruption to higher education worldwide. Many institutions have opted to cancel in-personclasses, including labs, and have mandated a pivot to online instruction to help control the spreadof the virus. Researchers have studied online education for decades and research shows thateffective online learning results from a planned instructional design using a systematic model fordevelopment [1]. Research also showed that educators who are new to online instruction reportchallenges related to increased workload, the usage of new technologies, and organizing theircourses
heads playedsignificant roles in academics’ careers, success, and job satisfaction. Some participantsemphasized that significance through a positive story, but more often they told stories ofdepartment heads negatively affecting their careers. In both cases, there was agreement thatthe ‘department head is critical’ and ‘makes or breaks’ careers.The stories thus reflected a common refrain in the literature: the significance of departmentheads. Department heads play pivotal roles within the academy1-3. It is estimated thatdepartment heads make 80% of the administrative decisions that are made within universities4,5 . They have authority over key decisions that affect academics’ lives in significant ways,including tenure and promotion, course
, opening theassignment to a greater variety of social media platforms such as Facebook or similar may lowerthe barrier to entry for the students. Additionally, making use of a teaching assistant or paststudent to model active participation may encourage more students in the course to follow theirexample. These techniques remain to be explored through further study.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank the engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout fortheir photographic and textual contributions.References [1] Stephen B. Blessing, Jennifer S. Blessing, and Bethany K. B. Fleck. Using twitter to reinforce classroom concepts. Teaching of Psychology, 39(4):268–271, October 2012. ISSN 0098-6283, 1532-8023. doi: 10.1177
undergraduate engineering programs do not necessarily expose students to open-ended designproblems, allowing them to express their creativity and, ultimately, make independent decisions[4].In the rapidly advancing built environment there is an emergent need for structural engineeringstudents to know even more about design and other fields that they will work with [5]. There isincreasingly higher demand for engineers who have these skills that go well beyond the technicalknowledge gained through a typical engineering curriculum [6]. Civil Engineering, ArchitecturalEngineering, and Construction Management programs are under pressure by industry to addcontent into the curriculum that address the changing nature of the engineering marketplace [1].Many of
].This study takes a novel approach within the discipline of information science, combining thefields of information behaviour and information literacy through the lens of informationexperience. Information experience has been defined as “the way in which people experienceor derive meaning from the way in which they engage with information and their livedworlds” [6, pp. 5–6]. It can be understood as both a research approach, and an object of studyin itself [7].Information experiences are highly contextual [8], and for students may be shaped by factorsincluding norms and expectations of their disciplines [9], as well as social and affective needs[10], [11]. These may in turn be influenced by the learning culture, which impacts learnermotivation
that the “importance of sketchingin developing 3-D spatial skills cannot be understated” Error! Reference source not found. theapp enables students to freehand sketch assignments on a touchscreen. Sketching provides an addedbenefit beyond SV, and has been correlated to communication, teamwork, and creativity [19]. Theapp runs on iOS and Android devices (see Figure 1). Students sketch isometric and orthographicassignments which are automatically graded. Students can attempt an assignment as many times asthey need, take a hint with stuck, or peek at the solution. Prior studies with the Spatial Vis™ apphave demonstrated its effectiveness ([21] through [26]). In these studies, students worked on theapp in class or as homework using iPads with
Education 44(2): 244-276.ASA Task Force on Contingent Faculty Report, January 2019. Accessed on www.asanet.orgAoki, K. and K. R. Johnson. 2008. “An Assessment of LatCrit Theory Ten Years After.” Indiana Law Journal 83(4):1151-1195.Baker, V.L., & K. A. Griffin. 2010. Beyond mentoring and advising: Toward understanding therole of faculty “developers” in student success. About Campus 14(6):2–8. 7Baum, F., MacDougall, C., & Smith, D. (2006). Participatory action research. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 60(10), 854.Bender, S.W. & Valdes, F. 2011. “At and Beyond Fifteen: Mapping LatCrit Theory, Community, and Praxis
Construction, (b) Building Repair and (c) StateUniversity of HaitiFigure 3: Community Visits (a) Sand and Rock Source, (b) Roadside CMU Production and(c) Day at the BeachLiterature ReviewABET accreditation criteria 3 item (h) require engineering programs to provide students with abroad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental and societal context3. Item (k) under the same criteria requiresstudents to acquire an ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice3.Most Civil and Architectural Engineering programs offer a senior project or a capstone course asa graduation requirement. When one looks at engineering in the year 2020 and beyond
) development of a facultysuccess dashboard, ii) research alliance, iii) mentoring, and iv) engagement with the NSF EddieBernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance. These initiatives have led to increased inter-university connections and collaborations, particularly through periodic speed mentoring sessionsthat provide a platform for discussing topics such as academic leadership, navigating tenure,proposal writing, overcoming biases and microaggressions, and balancing career and family. Thecollaborative effort has led to deep explorations of equity and transparency concerns facilitated bythe shared institutional context and governance. The paper aims to provide a comprehensiveaccount of these activities and the positive outcomes facilitated by these
themes fromfeminist media studies to translate the elements of textual narrative analysis to television.Therefore, in addition to considerations of genre, plots, and narrative worlds (Herman et al.,2012), I also attend to considerations of characterization and casting. When unpacking culturalnarratives through television, casting is a key consideration because casting is indeed a culturalproduction (Warner, 2015). As Warner describes, “assumptions…revolving around the bestportrayal of identities are tied up in cultural understandings of what the identities look like, andmore important, how the identities can best be represented” (Warner, 2015, p. 32). Thus, byanalyzing casting decisions, we can further our understanding of cultural narratives
material, and growing their confidencefor emerging engineering careers, we developed an open-source and user-friendly virtual labusing MATLAB Simscape for soft robotics and compliant mechanisms courses to simulate andvisualize the core concepts.The virtual lab enables students and faculty to visualize and simulate complex concepts in softrobotics, which are often challenging to grasp through traditional teaching methods. Byintegrating teaching methodologies with interactive simulations, our virtual lab simplifies thelearning process and enriches the teaching experience. The virtual lab includes a comprehensivelibrary of compliant components, such as flexure hinges and flexible beams (e.g., fixed-fixed,fixed-free, and initially curved). It also
Relations of Ruling. London: Routledge.13. Smith, D.E. (2005). Institutional Ethnography: A Sociology for People, Gender Lens. Lanham, MD: Altamira Press.14. Crenshaw, K. (1989). Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory, and Antiracist Politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum.15. Pawley, A. L. (2013). Learning from small numbers of underrepresented students’ stories: Discussing a method to learn about institutional structure through narrative. In Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Atlanta, GA.16. Pawley, A. L., & Phillips, C. M. L. (2014). From the mouths of students: Two cases of narrative analysis to understand
distinguish between the time varying wave amplitude at one position and the spatial functionalityof the traveling wave at one point in time. The word "one dimensional" in this context confusesstudents since it refers to position only, ignoring the additional dimension of time.To aid student understanding, the first demonstration animates a one-dimensional traveling wave.The one dimensional traveling wave is functionally described by: f(x, t) = A cos( ωt - kx )where: A = Amplitude ω = Angular frequency k = Propagation constant x = Position t = TimeFor the animations, A = 1, ω = 2π / T where T is the period of the wave, and k = 2π / λ whereλ = 20 is the wavelength.For the purpose of this static paper, the
evaluating student progress is the developmentof epistemic understanding framework, where learners mature through stages of realist,absolutist, multiplist, and evaluativist [3].Epistemic beliefs are dynamic and context dependent and develop over the course of a student’sstudies [4]. For example, Gainsburg studied the development of the mathematical epistemologyof engineering students over the course of their studies and categorize the students views asfalling into dualism, integrating, and relativism but did not find evidence that students advancedthrough these stages. Faber and Benson related students’ epistemic beliefs to their performanceon an open-ended biomedical-engineering problem [5]. Students without epistemic goals (i.e.,students with
17-1200-841, Quito 170901, Ecuador.2 Instructor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil, Casilla Postal 17-1200-841, Quito 170901, Ecuador.* Correspondence: Miguel Andrés Guerra, MAGuerra@usfq.edu.ecAbstractTo overcome the multifaceted problems of the contemporary world, interdisciplinary andsustainable solutions are needed. Research supports that the interaction of different disciplinesboosts sustainability in solutions. This research analyzes a sustainable design developed by aninterdisciplinary team through the lens of the SDGs. Team members come from different races,ages, and levels of knowledge. This study will use a qualitative approach to better understand
risk-taking as a faculty member can lead to desiredprofessional competencies among engineering students.References[1] S. Jordan and M. Lande, "Additive innovation in design thinking and making," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 1438--1444, 2015.[2] J. Bekki, A. Ayela-Uwangue, S. Brunhaver, N. Kellam, M. Lande and A. McKenna, "I Want to Try That Too! Development of a Conceptual Framework for Interventions that Encourage Pedagogical Risk-Taking Among Faculty," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, 2017.[3] T. K. Grose, "Hardy Perennials: As Engineering Education Advanced Through the Decades, Key Debates Kept Recurring," ASEE Prism, vol. 22, no. 9, p. 34–38
. Methods of assessment are needed that extend beyond questions that can beanswered by memorization but do not require extensive prerequisite mathematical knowledge.Communication or explanation of how technical systems work requires a method that canrepresent a diverse range of technological products but that non-engineers can learn to use in alimited amount of time. The technique of concept mapping has been adapted to this purpose.Concept mapping provides a visual method of demonstrating the relationships that exist betweenthe component parts of a larger body of information. Such a feature is well-suited for explainingtechnical systems. In one application concept mapping is combined with aspects of theengineering design technique of functional
. Although Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 mandates equal access to postsecondary institutions for people withdisabilities, there has been continuous pushback. Improvements have been made through laws,research, and activism, but there are still many steps we must take to further the accessibility ofeducation and inclusion of disabled students. Disabled people make up between 13-26% of theUS population, but only 6% of undergraduate students, and 7% of doctoral students with anengineering degree (NCSES). This underrepresentation of disabled students in engineering islikely due to a combination of factors. Studies have shown that disabled students face systemicbarriers ranging from a general lack of support to negative views from faculty
teaching and learning through relativelyimpoverished modalities. This section reviews these limitations, which include loss of physical orhaptic (touch) interaction, loss of deictic (pointing) cues, loss of order, and time lags.Physical and Haptic InteractionThe most obvious loss of modality in remote interaction involves physicality and touch. As acomputer’s camera is usually in a fixed position and participants in Zoom meetings are typicallyseated, students and faculty in remote classes cannot move around very much. Likewise, participantscannot easily, if at all, make physical movements that depend on each other’s positions and gestures.Thus, students cannot, for example, link arms or group together to form a shape. And, because theparticipants
a short period.Also, in many cases the industrial activities can be extended into a thesis or dissertation topic.For the faculty member, it provides exposure to the current issues within industry, providesexamples for the classroom and sometimes provides funding for research projects. This paperwill highlight several recent examples of how graduate internships have enhanced the company,students and faculty in the collaboration. It will discuss dos and don’ts for developing thegraduate internships. Impressions by several graduate students will also be included.How we are exposed to the industryNormally college students learn about companies through career fairs. Career fairs allowstudents to meet with a company’s representatives. These
throughout the TEES divisions, conducting workshops and guiding faculty through the proposal development process. She also works with multi-institutional Center level efforts, such as proposals to the NSF CREST program.Luisa Deckard, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Lucy Deckard has worked at Texas A&M University since 2000. She is Associate Director of the Texas A&M’s Office of Proposal Development and leads the office’s new faculty and graduate fellowship initiatives. She also works on proposal development activities related to physical science, mathematics and engineering. Ms. Deckard has 18 years of experience working as a materials engineer, conducting applied research and
providing them with opportunity toobserve both practices perceived as effective and those in which presenters may need to improvetheir clarity. The discussion period provides opportunity for all students to further hone bothlearning and dissemination skills by actively engaging in dialogue and/or by observing andmodeling the actions of others. What transpires through the dynamic interaction of students,faculty, presentation, and their physical environment constitutes situative learning by activity[3].We emphasize that, while it is possible to use a research presentation forum as a communalpractice for developing specific communication skills of the presenters[4], that is not our primaryintent. The focus of our research has been the mutual learning
through guided studentreflections at the end of the semester and analyzed thematically according to the " IntegratedFeedback Dynamics Framework," comprising four dimensions: Feedback Sources, FeedbackTiming, Feedback Content, and Feedback Use.Results: Implementation of Scrum resulted in a diverse range of feedback sources, with studentsvaluing the multiple perspectives received. Timely feedback emerged as a significant benefit,with weekly stand-up meetings and milestone retrospectives allowing for rapid, responsivefeedback. The content of feedback was praised for its specificity and relevance, guiding studentsin refining their research effectively. Furthermore, students demonstrated a strong engagementwith the feedback, applying it methodically
design stage to completion. Throughout my profession, I have become increasingly involved in project management roles. In addition to my hands-on experience, other areas that interest me in my future research are improved techniques and sustainable construction methods. These are a couple of projects I plan to continue and grow with the Kennesaw State University’s support. One of the studies that I have started is the development of performance certification techniques for sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation, and design. I have also analyzed the cost and schedule for a specific sustainable construction project. Through my