anentrepreneurial mindset and up-to-date tools used by industry in all the participants (i.e., futureworkforce). Through this pathway, students are enabled to keep up with the changing demandsof industry in the 21st century.On the other hand, the Digital Manufacturing pathway introduces K-12 students to basic designskills by means of The Engineering Design Process through 3D additive manufacturing.Specifically, participants learn Computer-Aided Design in SolidWorks while gaining hands-onand practical skills in realizing their design using the 3D printing rapid prototyping machines. Inaddition, students work in groups to gain teamwork skills, collaborate on interdisciplinaryprojects such assistive technology, and communicate their ideas in visual (e.g
for Pennsylvania's future renewable energyproduction, and proposing a plan for creating a reliance on renewable energy. There is a broadreview of how all the utilities in the state produce their power, as well as a review of the currentliterature and journals about the future of Pennsylvania’s renewable energy front. In addition, areview of The Solutions Project will be done to determine whether or not the plan they put forthfor the state of Pennsylvania is applicable, with a review of the feasibility and success ofanalogous projects like Germany’s government backed solar incentives.Also, there is a need for attracting younger generation towards Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field as United States is in shortage of
Paper ID #28545How a STEM Faculty Member’s Gender Affects Career Guidance from Oth-ers:Comparing Engineering to Biology and PhysicsDr. Eugene Judson, Arizona State University Eugene Judson is an Associate Professor of for the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He also serves as an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). His past experiences include having been a middle school science teacher, Director of Academic and Instructional Support for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Center for Research on
Paper ID #29024A Comparison between Mixed-Mode and Face-to-Face Instructional DeliveryApproaches for Engineering Analysis: Statics.Dr. Ricardo Zaurin PE, University of Central Florida Dr. Zaurin obtained his Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from ’Universidad de Oriente’ in Venezuela in 1985. In 1990 he earned a MSc in Information Technology. He has been civil engineering professor with teaching experience at his Alma Mater (Universidad de Oriente) from 1986 until 2002. Dr. Zaurin moves to USA and completes another MSc, this time Structural and Geotechnical Engineering. Upon completing multidisciplinary PhD on
engineering students toentrepreneurship.IntroductionWith recent technological developments, globalization and the internet revolution, the businessenvironment has changed dramatically over the last few years. Customer-driven markets inhighly competitive environments have led many U.S. companies to engage in offshoredevelopment of their non-core activities. This has impacted engineering job opportunitiesdomestically. It is becoming ever more important for engineers to understand and adapt to theincreasingly complex business environment and be able to create jobs for themselves throughentrepreneurial initiatives. Small and medium size firms are experiencing fast-growingemployment and self-employment in engineering is increasing1. It has become
State University Saleh M. Sbenaty is currently a professor of engineering technology at Middle Tennessee State Univer- sity. He received the B.S. degree in E.E. from Damascus University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in E.E. from Tennessee Technological University. He is actively engaged in curriculum development for technological education. He has authored and co-authored several industry-based case studies. He is also conducting research in the area of mass spectrometry, power electronics, lasers, instrumentation, digital forensics, and microcontroller applications. Page 24.380.1
Paper ID #38288Biomedical and Agricultural Engineering Undergraduate StudentsProgramming Self-Beliefs and Changes Resulting from ComputationalPedagogyMs. Joreen Arigye, Purdue University Joreen Arigye is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a M.S. in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Software Engineering from Makerere University. Her research interests include computational modeling, data analytics, and computation in STEM Education.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Campbell University Alejandra J. Magana, Ph.D., is the W.C. Furnas Professor in
ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2006, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2006.322327.[10] R. B. Livingston, V. L. Willson, and C. R. Reynolds, Measurement and assessment in education, nd ed. Upper addle i er, N.J.: Upper addle i er, N.J. : Pearson, 009.[11] . ourdusamy and P. agendiran, “ systematic analysis o di iculty le el o the uestion paper using student’s marks: a case study,” International Journal of Information Technology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 1127–1143, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s41870-020-00599-2.[12] . okolo a and G. Totko , “ ccumulati e uestion types in e-learning en ironment,” in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2007, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1145/1330598.1330693.[13] S
recruiting the next generation of engineers. Paula is passionate about empowering girls to consider engineering where they can use their talent to develop technology and create solutions to everyday prob- lems. As a former practicing lawyer, she enjoys speaking with engineering students about the intersection of law and technology.Dr. Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati Dr. Gaskins is the Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement in the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science, the only African-American female currently teaching in the faculty of the College of Engineering. Whitney earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomed- ical Engineering, her Masters of Business
student feedback was analyzed, the results of theformal analysis being the basis for a system of continuous improvement to the course delivery. Page 12.1129.2 “Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2007, American Society for Engineering Education”IntroductionMultiple reports point to the decline in recruitment and retention of students studying science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as the increase in the rate ofprofessionals leaving STEM (NSB, 2003; NSB, 2004). The Task Force on American Innovationreports that the number
Cincinnati is being taught at four partner institutions.This paper highlights the unique challenges of adapting the existing course to other institutionsas well as the formation of a meta-assessment program comparing institution-specific studentassessment as well as an assessment of the capabilities of the instructors to successfully adapt thematerials.IntroductionGenomic technology is redefining many applied fields including environmental biotechnology.The emerging interdisciplinary area of environmental biotechnology integrates quantitative,analytical tools from the molecular sciences with innovative bioreactor design and operation.Environmental biotechnology has been identified as a corner stone for the future of the field ofenvironmental
without regard togeography, distance or, in the near future, even language.” Coincidently, three billion additionalpeople from China, India, Russia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Central Asia suddenly hadaccess to technology and information that until recently had been the sole purview of highlydeveloped countries. Hence, one of our challenges as engineering educators is how best to takeadvantage of this convergence to improve engineering education, and, as Friedman, and othershave proposed, enable the US to retain its lead in innovation and university education andresearch.We propose that the IGERT program discussed above is one such mechanism for doing this,enabling our students to learn how to collaborate: • Across departments
rewards of these fields1, 2. More recent arguments recognize that not only is femaleand minority participation advantageous to the individual, but also to the advancement of a givenfield. Women and minorities have made contributions to fields that are unique from that of themajority population 3- 8.There is evidence that the participation of women and minorities has had positive results in botheducational and work environments. For example according to Johnson5, the increase in femaleenrollment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that resulted from affirmativeaction was coupled with an increase in the overall quality of students. Linn8 reported thatbusinesses in marketing and consumer product development have also witnessed
Texas at El Paso. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Computational Science Program. He has years of research experience in different projects in the field of image data mining, machine learning, deep learning, and computer simulation for industrial and healthcare applications. In addition, Dr. Rahman has taught various engineering courses in industrial and manufacturing engineering. His research area covers advanced quality technology, AI application in smart manufacturing, health care applications, computational intelligence/data analytics, and decision support systems.Christopher Colaw, Lockheed MartinProf. Tzu-liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Bill Tseng is a Professor and Chair of the Department of
Paper ID #7757Interactive Session: Measuring the Impact of Connection to CommunityDr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washing- ton in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently professor and chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University at Mankato. She was a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Julie P Martin, Clemson UniversityDr. Denise Wilson, University of
Envision and the role ofcognitive barriers in decision making. These outcomes will help students recognize the impactsthese barriers have on multiple stakeholder groups, as well as how certain planning tools andframeworks may be used to overcome them.Introduction There is currently great need for a restructuring of engineering education. As societycontinues to grow in technology, information, and complexity, the traditional approach ofteaching information about a subject is becoming insufficient. Now in the Internet age, one of thegreatest challenges is for students to make sense of an overabundance of information (Allenby2011). Today more than ever, students need interdisciplinary knowledge to better address thecomplex and multifaceted
, UIUC, 2010-2014. Acting Director, Coordinated Science Lab- oratory, UIUC, 2008-2010. Executive officer (Director) of laboratory; responsible for research program with over 100 faculty members and 350 technical staff members. During Sanders’s term as director, CSL’s annual research expenditures rose from $17M to over $40M. It is a premier, multidisciplinary research laboratory that focuses on information technology at the crossroads of computing, control, and communi- cations. During Sanders’s tenure as director, CSL contained 3 institutes (the Advanced Digital Sciences Center, the Information Trust Institute, and the Parallel Computing Institute) and 7 centers (Center for Exascale Simulation of Plasma-Coupled
Chemistry and experience in STEM Education and Outreach.Miss Yael-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, University of Tampa Yael-Alexandra J. Monereau was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her educational and professional back- ground includes Construction Management and Mechanical Engineering; she is presently pursuing her Masters in Instructional Design and Technology. Since 2008, she has been actively researching Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality. Additional re- search interests include reality, construction, energy, user-computer interface, and virtual augmentation. Presently, with Elyape, LLC., an educational consulting company, which specializes in infancy starts-up, with a higher priority given to local non-profits, she
) Understanding how engineering learning and educational experience vary across populations and institutions, identifying significant factors related to gender, ethnic and geographic diversity.The study addresses the following research questions, that can be categorized in four primaryareas: 1. Skills: How do students’ engineering skills and knowledge develop and/or change over time? How do the technological fluencies of engineering students compare with those found in professional engineering settings? What concepts are difficult for students to learn? How can we measure students' understanding of those concepts? Why are these concepts difficult to learn? 2. Identity: How do these students come to identify themselves
platforms), emerging economies development and the role of IT/communications technology, and methodologies for measurement and assessment frameworks c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Making the Case for Technical Communication Training in Ph.D. Engineering Curricula:focus on international studentsElizabeth Fife, University of Southern CaliforniaA substantial and identifiable need exists for Ph.D. engineering students to receive instruction inacademic communication genres. The importance of effective communication for individualresearchers, for the field, and for promoting the broader impact to society are all recognizedbenefits, yet opportunities for engineering students, particularly at the
using active andcollaborative learning pedagogical approaches. For the course project, the first-year studentswere required to design a 65,000 ft2 community park on a brownfield site in Charleston, SC, witha $5,000,00 budget for site cleanup and redevelopment. A few assessments were implemented,including weekly summary reports, poster creation, presentations, peer evaluation on teamwork,reflection assignment, and a survey. This paper discusses the redesign of the course through thebackward design approach, the implementation of project-based learning, and the assessment ofactivities. Additionally, it provides insights into its implementations in other institutions.BackgroundEML has emerged as a relevant educational approach fostering an
lead editor of the International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace. Her contributions range from creating novel Fluid Dynamics experiments to applying liberative pedagogies to teaching ThermalFluids Sciences. She obtained PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, IL, U.S.A followed by a post-doctoral research fellowship in Earth Sciences at McGill University, Canada. Her Masters in Mechanical Engineering is from Bucknell University, PA, U.S.A. She obtained B.E. from University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Heat Transfer and M&Ms: Hands-on Minds-on LearningDrawing on hands
the business division, and at UM the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute(MTECH), a unit in the Clark School of Engineering, manages the program. Being housed inboth a business and engineering department offers students a collaborative and broad perspectivetoward entrepreneurship that combines the two departments’ strengths.This program can already point to many successes, but there have been programmatic shifts toadjust for lessons learned about the depth of some students’ challenges – and the challengesinvolved in developing a new model for entrepreneurship education.This paper addresses program experiences and lessons learned in five critical areas: ̇ Screening and selection of Hillman Entrepreneurs; ̇ The transfer process
Paper ID #22897Proactive Inclusion of Neurodiverse Learning Styles in Project-based Learn-ing: A Call for ActionProf. Jeff Dusek, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Dr. Dusek joined Olin in 2017 from Harvard where he served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Self- Organizing Systems Research Group at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences under faculty supervisor Professor Radhika Nagpal developing miniature underwater vehicles for marine swarm applications. Prior to joining Harvard, he held several teaching and research roles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the
Afghanistan found at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/asia/ afghanistan/map_flash.html ,accessed on 24 February 2011.[4] Joseph Lowman, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd edition, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1995.[5] Stephen Ressler, Eugene Ressler, and Paul Stanton, “Developing Information Technology Infrastructure and CivilEngineering Education at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan,” Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Workshop onTransforming Engineering Education, Dublin, Ireland, April 2010.[6] Bloom’s Taxonomy Graphic, http://www.techlearning.com/article/44988, accessed on March 17, 2012.[7] Bahawodin Baha and Tim Katz, The Effect of Partnerships on Engineering Education in Afghanistan, 3rd InternationalSymposium for
mbiswas@uttyler.edu 1 psundaravadivel@uttyler.edu2, and aadityakhanal@uttyler.edu3,AbstractEngineering professionals are expected to conduct various methods of communication when theyenter the workforce. Video presentations are emerging as a preferred mode of communication formarketing and employment processes. However, such communication is uncommon for project-based learning (PBL) assignments in engineering education. Engineering professionals areexpected to bring some level of entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML) skills to solve social orcultural problems with responses rather than solutions. Moreover, the latest industry trend showsthe incorporation of video presentations to showcase and pitch entrepreneurial endeavors.However, such
. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2009.417888435. Hora, M.T. (2017). Beyond the skills gap. NACE Journal, National Association of Colleges and Employers. Retrieved from: http://www.naceweb.org/career-readiness/trends-and-predictions/beyond-the-skills-gap/6. Merry, P. (2016). Changing education: Why we need more focus on ‘soft’ skills. Government Technology Magazine. Retrieved from: http://www.govtech.com7. Barrett, J. (2018). The U.S. is facing a critical skills shortage, reskilling can be part of the solution. Official Blog. Retrieved from: https://blog.linkedin.com/8. Agency for Strategic Initiatives. (2017). Atlas of the emerging jobs. Report. Russia, Skolkovo.9. Lai, E. R., DiCerbo, K. E., & Foltz, P. (2017). Skills for
the host country. Sometimes the requestwill be very general, e.g., “Help us find appropriate sources to provide clean water to ourvillage.” Or it may be more specific, e.g., “Design a solar-powered energy array that willallow us to take our office and emergency radio transmitter equipment off the grid.” Inany case, there will often be little to no data/information provided with the initial request.Therefore, in the larger group, students first will discuss the project, learn something ofthe foundations for design (as would be presented in an introductory class relevant to thetopic), and begin to list all possible data that might be needed for the request. Thefoundations for design will be presented by the group facilitator/mentor or an
acid plant engineering at Monsanto, and traffic engineering in the City of Cincinnati. Her positions in the high-tech field stemmed from her undergraduate degrees in civil engineering and mathematics from Vanderbilt University. Contact information: mstrutz@purdue.edu.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Professor of engineering education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and col- laborative teaching methods has been supported by more than $11.6 million from the
everyone has personal experiences with healthissues.Past research has focused on the importance of success in the first college math course and itscorrelation with success in engineering, and other STEM fields [3]. Calculus is particularly notedto be a stumbling block [4]. Since 2006, the efforts by the authors’ home institution have beenheavily invested in classroom redesign of freshman Calculus courses. All sections of Calculus Iadopted a variation of the SCALE-UP active-learning instructional model which includes shortlectures, student collaboration at round tables, and graded group activities [5]. These changes areconsistent with research emerging from the Calculus Reform Movement showing that the longeryou lecture the less students retain, as