Technology-Based Instructional Opportunities Network) program at University ofMaryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is promoting inquiry based active learning and researchprojects among undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics) majors. Field based experiential learning efforts titled (i) AIRSPACES:Aerial Imaging and Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture and EnvironmentalStewardship and (ii) ECPA: Environmentally Conscious Precision Agriculture, provideda perfect setting for STEM undergraduates to interact with UMES farm personnel,graduate students, NASA and USDA researchers collaborating with the faculty membersin the project. In the summer of 2006 ACTION program supported three undergraduatestudents to work with the principal
used to assess engineering graphics literacy 1-3.Conclusions from this study revealed that scores were significantly higher when evaluated withthe new rubric than when evaluated with the older rubric. There were also concerns that the olderrubric required a great deal of time to evaluate models. Since only one person evaluated all of themodels, it was recommended that a study be conducted to evaluate the inter-rater reliability ofmultiple raters using the same rubric. Category Points Base/Core Feature correctly identified For some objects this is clear. For other objects there is some flexibility. The base
areas provide useful feedback which will help faculty members improve theCOIL experience for future students, while the other two areas provide insight into students'perceived benefits of the COIL concerning the acquisition of employable and interculturalcompetency skills. a. Perception of the students on the effectiveness of COIL in the acquisition of employable skillsEight of the 11 students from UG alluded to the helpfulness of COIL in acquiring employableskills. On a Likert scale of 1 (not effective) to 5 (highly effective), 6 students gave a score of 4(effective) while two scored it as 3 (moderately effective). 11 out of the 12 students from thecollege in UD felt it was extremely effective (5) while one student gave a score of 4
toengineering ethics.At Texas A&M University, evidence of this interest in professional ethics culminated in thecreation of a new course in engineering ethics, as well as a project funded by the NationalScience Foundation to develop material for introducing ethical issues into required undergraduateengineering courses. Case Western Reserve University has created an Online Ethics Center forEngineering and Science. University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Scienceand the Darden School of Graduate Business Administration have created a web site that isdedicated to the dissemination of engineering ethics case studies and supporting resources forstudents and faculty. The Ethics Updates site of the University of San Diego is another
environmental science majors via hands-onprojects, case studies and active learning. The air resources module is taught over a three-weekperiod in a fifteen-week semester. The module curriculum is delivered over 6 lectures and two3-hour laboratory periods. This paper describes the lectures, labs and out of class activities. Thepedagogical approach incorporates web-based teaching strategies including Just-in-TimeTeaching (JiTT), developed by physics instructors and used by many different disciplines. Aftercompleting assigned readings, the students take online quizzes that summarize these readings.The lecture period is used to clarify misconceptions that were discovered in the students’responses to the online quizzes as well as present new material
mechanics classes. Having spent the previous two years teaching in aCM program, I was fairly well attuned to their needs and so developed a more finely tailored setof learning objectives. I also kept the same text that was being used to teach the Strength ofMaterials class to EN students, and reused this text with a revised set of learning objectives thefollowing semester in a Strength of Materials class for EN students.Because we are a new College of Engineering at Boise State (CM, CE and ME, which requireStrength of Materials and EE, which does not), our class sizes are small. Having separate ENand CM courses teaching basically the same thing seems like an expensive luxury. The problemis that combining the two classes with traditional teaching
Paper ID #33781Effect of Evolving Design Requirements on Students’ MotivationDr. Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University Dr. Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, and she is the Dean of the College of Engi- neering and Business and a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Her B.S. is in Marine Systems Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. She was awarded the 2012 ASEE NCS Out- standing Teacher Award, 2013 Gannon University Distinguished Faculty Award and 2013-2014 Gannon University Faculty
engineering education work has resulted in her receiving the 2013 UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award, which is the highest teaching award conferred by the UNC system for faculty. In 2014, she was also the recipient of the ASEE Dupont Minorities in Engineering Award.Dr. Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University Sirena Hargrove-Leak is an Associate Professor in the Dual-Degree Engineering Program at Elon Uni- versity in Elon, NC. The mission and commitment of Elon University have led her to explore the schol- arship of teaching and learning in engineering and service-learning as a means of engineering outreach. Hargrove-Leak is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education. With all of her
underrepresentation in the context of Purdue, and creating new models via institutional ethnography. Her past research has focused on using the metaphor of a boundary as a tool to better understand how faculty determine what counts as engineering, and to identify how engineering might be understood as a gendered discipline. Address: School of Engineering Education, 701 W. Stadium Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47907, 1-765-496-1209 (v), apawley@purdue.edu.Karen Tonso, Wayne State University Karen L. Tonso, an Associate Professor of Social Foundations in the College of Education at Wayne State University, uses approaches common to cultural anthropology to study the structure of schooling, especially the
the Australian construction industry," Science & Engineering Faculty, 2016-04-26 2016, doi: 10.1108/JMD-05-2015-0073.[15] Y. H. Ahn, P. Annie, and H. Kwon, "Key Competencies for U.S. Construction Graduates: Industry Perspective," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 138, pp. 123-130, 2012-04-01 2012, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943- 5541.0000089.[16] K. Johare, V. Wagh, and A. Shaligram, "Scope and Impact of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Global Construction Industry," International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences, vol. 10, 01/01 2022, doi: 10.37082/IJIRMPS.2022.v10i04.012
project, which is funded by European Unions (1M $ European Union & 7 Iranian Universities) which focus on TEL and students as well as professors’ adoption of technology(modern Education technology). Moreover, I cooperated with Dr. Taheri to write the ”R application in Engineering statistics” (an attachment of his new book ”Engineering probability and statistics.”)Ben Van Dusen, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyJayson Nissen ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Computer Adaptive Testing in LASSO platform for classroom assessment and self- assessmentJason W. Morphew1, Amirreza Mehrabi1, Ben Van Dusen2, Jayson Nissen3, & Hua Hua Chang4
assistant professor of research in Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies at the University of Arizona. Her research includes undergraduate teaching reform, science literacy, quantitative literacy, and the impact of industry and research experiences on preservice and inservice teaching practice.Prof. James C. Baygents, The University of Arizona James C. Baygents is the associate dean of the College of Engineering at The University of Arizona. His primary responsibilities include academic affairs and recruitment, admissions and retention programs. Jim is a member of the Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering (ChEE) and the Program in Applied Mathematics at The UA. Jim joined The UA Engineering faculty
?AbstractThis study focuses on research questions concerning how a newly designed Four-Practiceinstructional model helps students learn in “flipped classrooms”. It examines in-classroomlearning and analyzes how group discussions influence student learning. Problem-centeredpedagogies employed in the new instructional model are found to engage students incollaborative dialogues during group discussions. Discussion discourse functions as a heuristicteaching and learning tool that supports students’ learning of content knowledge and skills inmeaningful ways. The pilot instructional model helps build a learning community that promotesthe development of cognitive abilities through joint efforts between the instructor and students.Introduction“Flipped
Paper ID #23300Integrating Ethics in Undergraduate Engineering Economy Courses: An Im-plementation Case Study and Future DirectionsDr. James Burns, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jim Burns, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation Bio: Jim joined the faculty at Purdue Polytechnic in 2015 after completing a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Western Michigan University, and has more than 10 years industry experience in the manufacturing sector in a variety of roles including process engineering, operations management, and technical sales. His area of expertise centers on applying
instructors to discussthese issues and develop strategies that they might use to quell these pressures during the classsession in which they are delivering the intervention.Instructor InterviewsAs part of our research, instructors who implement the intervention participate in semi-structuredlongitudinal qualitative interviews about their experiences with the intervention. These interviewsare designed to address RQs 4 - 7 and assist us in addressing these areas of our research.Preliminary thematic analyses of qualitative data identified core beliefs instructors hold about theirresponsibilities to students’ development, students’ perspectives, and the impact of the interventionon faculty. Briefly, instructors discussed their responsibilities towards
Paper ID #19885Reinventing the First-Year Seminar and Student Support Programs to De-crease the Number of Failed Grades in the First Semester and to Reach a 90Percent First-Year Retention RateDr. Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida Dr. Goodwin, who has engineering degrees in industrial and environmental engineering, is the Director of Student Services in the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida. She worked in industry for nine years and more than 23 years in higher education, focusing on engineering education and retention issues. c American Society for Engineering
the students. The new version of the course isdiscussion oriented and covers issues to help students make the transition to college. Thediscussions are led by the professor, but are mainly driven by student participation. Figure 1 shows a complete list of the topics that are covered in the first semester of thecolloquial seminar series. This is also the order in which the topics are covered. You can see Page 7.40.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationthat the topics range over a wide
outcomes, and determine competency, via Bloom’s Taxonomy,levels. Course material is aligned with an embedded indicator process described in Table 4.Evaluation tools are determined prior to instruction. Average class grades are calculated for eachembedded indicator and compared with an adopted Departmental Standard of 75% or higher. Ifthis is achieved, students are deemed to have collectively achieved the requirement of the coursegoal and to have met the departmental standard. When the standard is not met, faculty arerequired to flag as “not met”, identify problems, address concerns, implement improvements, andreflectively track progress in future offerings of the course.Table 4 Summary of Embedded Indicator Tools and Bloom’s Taxonomy Linkage
comparative decisions for productdevelopment, marketing, business strategy and operations location, new venture formation,engineering design evaluation, environmental considerations, economic development evaluationand a multitude of other applications. A comprehensive literature review was conducted byHelms and Nixon4 in 2010 covering the extensive history and application of the SWOT so werefer the reader to that publication since that is not the goal of this study.In its traditional form the SWOT is a discovery and decision-making tool; however, there isgrowing debate over its usefulness. There has been criticism of its effectiveness as a means ofanalysis or as part of a corporate strategy with nine categorical issues identified by Helms andNixon4
feedback through various surveys. Table 3shows two examples of the feedback received and handled with the support of these forms.The first example illustrates the activities performed to address a student e-mailed request to postthe text of the assignment problems on the course web-page. Since the full text of the assignmentproblems was only available in the copyrighted textbook, and the use of the new edition of thetextbook was mandatory in the course, it was determined that assignment text would not beavailable on the web, and that no further corrective or preventive action was necessary. As withall other completed Feedback Forms, this one was published on the course web-page to informthe students of the issue brought forward and the related
Management Conferences in Brazil and U.S.A., and guest Professor in Executive MBAs and trainings in Brazil and Europe. He holds a Ph.D and a Master degree from University of S˜ao Paulo, EESC, EI2. Page 26.356.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Collaboration Across Linked Disciplines: Skills and Roles for Integrating Systems Engineering and Program ManagementAbstractIn new product development programs, systems engineers and program managers must oftenwork together closely to define the product, the program structure and objectives, and allocateand define the focus
expo.Basic Requirements • Is the video within 50-60 seconds? • Is the sound quality and volume consistent? • Is all text easy to read (size visibility, color contrast, time provided)?Situational & Audience Requirements • Does most of the video focus on introducing and explaining the problem? • Is the video interesting; does it promote a desire to attend the Expo? • Is the video designed for non-specialized audience in a way that makes them feel like they will belong at the Expo? • Does the video attempt to connect the engineering problem to public or sympathetic concerns?In summary, the co-authors developed four detailed avatars, developed new communicationsdesign training lecture, developed assignments and
early introduction to the softwaredesign process and a consideration of ethical issues that are inherent in technology. A widevariety of projects that inevitably result from this process, also give students in class exposure toa wide range of possibilities when it comes to programming and where programming can beapplied, even at their early programmer level. Although this process is intensive and requiressignificant instructor time and was primarily done in classes of up to 43 students, the approachdescribed can be scaled to larger classes through trained teaching assistants and how to approachthis is discussed. The value of increased engagement, continued engagement and learning afterthe end of the course, and, confidence boost overall makes
ever-looming post-Great Recession “birth dearth,”calls on higher education to reconsider what “first-year” belongingness within college contextsmeans as enrollment strategies expand to include non-traditional adult learners and the focusshifts from recruiting new students to supporting current students [2].The student belonging imperative only intensifies as science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) programs come to value the necessity of recruiting faculty and students from a widearray of backgrounds and perspectives to adequately solve the technological and social issues ofa modern society. For students of color and women, sense of belonging, or lack thereof, is aprevailing contributor to STEM interest and academic outcomes in
, once a year. The target for this new program was that it could be offered, either on campus or on site, over a short time period (less than a week), multiple times throughout the year. Customizable based on Student Age Group – While the primary goal of this new tool was recruiting, the EET/TET program faculty also wanted to use it for outreach and STEM education. Thus, like the FIRST program, this tool should be easily customizable to accommodate its use with students groups over a broad range of ages – from grade school through high school. Simultaneously Deliverable to Many Small Teams of Students – To maximize the number of students impacted while ensuring that each student had an opportunity to be actively
AC 2008-792: THE APPLICABILITY OF ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLESIN FORMULATING A COHERENT COSMOLOGY AND WORLDVIEWDominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University BS and MS Degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and 1986. PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA in 1992. Spacecraft attitude dynamics and control systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company from 1985 to 1992. Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Oklahoma. Member of the faculty at Oral Roberts University from 1992 to present, in the area of mechanical engineering. Dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Oral Roberts University since 2007. Research interests include dynamics
University(VCU). For part of the day students participated in prescribed hands-on experiments andactivities in bioengineering, computer science, robotics, and electrical circuits. During the secondpart of the program students were mentored in idea generation, design, research and prototypingtheir invention. The day concluded with various indoor/outdoor free play activities. The weekconcluded with the students presenting their inventions (flip chart and oral) to engineeringfaculty, technology transfer faculty, parents and friends.While the sample is not large, the student evaluations are overwhelmingly positive and show thata one week, interdisciplinary summer informal STEM education program can provide aneducational experience which fosters with
engineer and a greater appreciation for how their firstsemester courses fit their chosen program.Student criticism centered on two issues: they wanted more hands-on experiences, and the warm-up problems felt disjointed. Although the intended goals were achieved and the participantsenjoyed the event in general, the students desired additional opportunities to develop their hands-on skills. This feedback was beneficial for the development of subsequent offerings ofEngineering Design Days.3.2 ECE DaysThe motivation for creating and developing ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering) DesignDays arose from feedback obtained from several direct and indirect sources, ranging from examquestions to student-faculty town hall meetings. In response
samelearning settings and environment where generations before them always learned. They alsodepend on masters and teachers to make the connections and add meaning to their learning, andoften the masters’ connections are so lofty that only after many years of practice may thestudents make the link and understand the meaning. It is therefore a great challenge forengineering and engineering technology faculty to help their students to be more intentionallearners, which will benefit them in their life-long professional careers. In this paper, we presenta case study in the upper level core electrical engineering sequence where the same instructorand the same group of students in two similar level technical courses, one with more traditional
several power sector cyber security projects, including Advanced Metering Infrastructure. Dr. Foreman continues to explore cyber security in critical infrastructure through novel process control solutions.Dr. Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology) Dr. Matthew Turner is an Assistant Professor of ECET at Purdue University New Albany where he teaches courses in power systems and controls. Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, Professor Turner worked as a researcher at the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research in the area of power and energy systems, with a focus on smart grid implementation and computer modeling. Dr. Turner’s current research concentrates on demand response technologies and the