outcome of the commercialization plan development being a Page 15.1386.8primary driver. Of critical importance is the ability to engage students in businessactivities beyond the traditional professional service role (i.e. entrepreneurialactivities).AcknowledgementsThe work presented herein is funded in part through a grant from the KentuckyScience and Engineering Foundation, project number KSTC-144-401-07-016,COMMFUND-713-RFP-006.Bibliography 1. Ernest, A. N. S., N-B. Chang, R. Fowler, J. R. Fattic, K. Andrew, and J. Ballweber, "Water Resource Management Capacity Development: A Small Systems Technology Transfer Model", 2009 ASEE Annual
computer vision. They also have opportunity todemonstrate their knowledge through hands-on course projects and laboratory experiences, in theabove fields. In this paper, an example of an image processing application project is developed,in the context of an image-processing course. This paper presents an algorithm that uses stereoimages, obtained from two cameras mounted on the Mars Exploration Rovers, to determine therange of distant objects in the images by using correlation and triangulation. The initial valueobtained by the algorithm was not accurate because it did not take into account the fact that therange of an object beyond the camera’s focal point is non-linear in appearance, and to the non-linearity of the camera lens, thus the range
University MarylandLoyola University Maryland has a long and distinguished history in community engagement.This has resulted in some enduring and long-term partnerships with the community. Many ofthese partnerships have naturally evolved around the need for educational resources, specificallytutoring, in the K-12 environment. The nature of the undergraduate population at the institutionand their majors has made initiating and establishing service-learning in the STEM fields moreof a challenge. There are examples from biology, chemistry, and health related fields, butpartnerships around engineering, math, and physics are rarer at the institution. One of thedifficulties is finding either a single project or an on-going service that can be at the
, sending program information for distribution, and presenting the program inperson during a campus visit. Communication with partner mentors occurs through both emailand telephone conversations. Campus visits can take the form of informal informationalmeetings with a few students or larger formal programs on summer opportunities. For studentsnot enrolled at a target institution, home mentors are identified upon acceptance.The objective of the home institution mentors is to engage participants for longer than the 10-week summer research experience. The mentors provide initial pre-program mentoring onliterature review, research process, and program expectations. After acceptance, students areelectronically introduced to their home institution
welcomedstudents in 1984 and is now available on-line, and an Integrated Product DevelopmentProgram with both graduate and undergraduate sections.12,13Collaborative working in teams was a feature of the IBM Manufacturing TechnologyInstitute that was established in Manhattan in 1981 to revitalize the old-style IBMmanufacturing workforce.12 During the next decade teamwork started to become a featureof the K-12 curriculum and several competitions such as FIRST (For Inspiration andRecognition of Science and Technology) for 9-12 grades in 1992, and a Future CityProgram for 6-8 grades in 1993 were inspired.14 The imaginative and innovative skills thatare unleashed in contests of these types should not be suffocated (and destroyed) byexcessively prescriptive
, Erickson and Schultz argue for increased research efforts surrounding thestudent experience in this way: “Why would any educator need to know about student experience of the curriculum? We can test students to find out if they learned or not. If there is sufficient money and we are well organized enough we can reteach those who didn’t learn the first time around and catch those who slipped through the cracks and somehow didn’t get taught at all. But if we are concerned that a wide range of students learn judgment and reasoning, as well as facts, perhaps a clearer understanding by educators of students’ subjectivity in school is required.” [2]How students perceive their educational experience is of critical importance
. define it, critical engineering agency, is defined as howstudents view the world through the value they place on being an engineer.The scale used in this study is adapted from Godwin et al. (2016) using these four constructs.Godwin et al. focused on “math,” “physics” and “science” interests which were used to predictengineering career interest. For the current study, the Godwin et al. items were adapted byreplacing “math,” “physics” and “science” with “engineering.” The resulting scale is 16-items, asshown in Appendix A.2. The four construct sub-scales had poor to questionable internalconsistency (Cronbach α’s ranging from .54 to .68); however, the entire 16-item scale hadacceptable internal consistency (Cronbach α = .79), so for this analysis
administration, organization, recruitment of volunteers, and matching ofstudents with mentors, which will be described in more detail below.Program AdministrationThe peer mentor program is administered at the department level, and focuses only on students inthe mechanical engineering program. Some programs on the same campus and at otherinstitutions include students from many different majors, who may or may not be assigned amentor from the same major. This department’s internal approach allows for a major-specificfocus and a higher degree of connection and rapport between mentors and mentees. For example,the mentors can easily relate to situations that mentees are going through, as they have mostlikely had similar experiences with specific courses and
this age-old situation. It isnot about teaching strategies, it is more a tactical approach to teaching. Although it is true that thereare problems with universities, facilities, and preparation of faculty and students; and someone shouldbe looking at the big picture; it is also true we are here, now. What can we do today?IntroductionIt can generally be assumed that new engineering educators are technically well prepared, have athorough knowledge of the field of study, and have some reasonable depth of experience in thesubject matter beyond the current course. It is even likely that they are excited about the field, andfind it quite interesting, challenging, and compelling.It is also assumed that they have a sincere interest in teaching, that
as surveillance aircraft flying over hostile areas in warfare. They may becontrolled either manually or through an autopilot using a data link to connect the pilot to theiraircraft. They may perform a variety of public services: surveillance, collection of air samples todetermine levels of pollution, or rescue and recovery missions in crisis situations. They range insize from wingspans of six inches to 246 feet; and can weigh from approximately four ounces toover 25,600 pounds.5" While there are other definitions, the FAA definition seems to cover thisarea well. In addition, the FAA, as explained later in the paper is the federal agency tasked withregulatory jurisdiction in this area.UAV FundamentalsRemote-controlled (RC) planes and
students' perceptions of teamwork performance and roles through semi-structuredinterviews and focus group studies. Additionally, the study endeavours to innovate by adapting theteamwork games into more flexible and accessible digital formats to benefit a diverse group ofstudents. These efforts seek to accelerate the process of team building among student cohorts withineducational environments. This study is expected to provide valuable insights for enhancinginternational students' learning experience and efficiency in British universities, as well as to providereferences for students from different backgrounds to develop lifelong learning skills.References
approaches to solving ill-structured problems. First, theresearch team, consisting of four faculty members, one graduate student and one undergraduateresearch student, brainstormed contexts and drafted a short description of potential ill-problemsrelevant to Civil Engineering. This process led to a wide variety of problems, including problemssuch as improving university campus facilities, maintaining roadways with high-freeze thawcycles, designing parking lots, reviewing of structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbingdrawings, and others. Through this process, the team generated over 15 different ill-structuredproblems. Second, the team selected problems to be further developed to include more detailedproblem statements and constraints. Problems
politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum, 139–168.Crenshaw, K. (1991). Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity, and Violence Against Women of Color. Stanford Law Review, 43(6), 1241–1300.Evans, T. M. (1998). In the Title IX Race Toward Gender Equity, The Black Female Athlete isLeft to Finish Last: The Lack of Access for the "Invisible Woman,", 42 How. L.J. 105.Ferreira, M. (2002). Ameliorating equity in science, mathematics, and engineering: A case study of an after-school science program. Equity & Excellence in Education, 35(1), 43–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/713845242Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (1981). Effective evaluation: Improving the usefulness of evaluation results through responsive
dimension the figure, and many of the students inthe class will not understand the figure, and will ask for a lot of clarification. If a student doesnot understand the figure, he/she will not understand the lecture. It is frustrating for teachers andstudents. Even if the teacher can draw an accurate figure, the students will not be able toduplicate the drawing in their notes, and their notes will be of little use in helping them study.This is an age old problem, and it has always been a barrier preventing many students fromunderstanding some of the more complicated problems in the courses. As computers andprojectors have become commonplace in classrooms, it is now possible to help a largerpercentage of students break through this barrier and learn
engineers and to highlight strategies for creating moreinclusive engineering imagery.This initiative is a part of a broader qualitative narrative study, focusing on the stories of sevenearly-career women civil engineers (within their first 0-4 years professionally). Data wasamassed through diverse methods, including semi-structured interviews, field observations,reflective diaries, and AI-generated illustrations of participants' dream workplaces. The researchunderscores the essence of inclusive engineering environments, championing the creation ofparticipant-inspired spaces via AI visualizations. Findings reveal that these women picture theiroptimal engineering spaces as vibrant, lively, and cooperative havens. Alongside advocating foropen-concept
professional version to advanced courses wherecircuits with high active part counts are encountered. The major OrCAD-Cadence PSPICE family circuit simulation programs are described inFigure 1. The components, topology, interconnections and characteristic values of a circuit arespecified through “Capture”. (See Figure 1a below) To the user, Capture operates in a fashionsimilar to a schematic drawing program. A spreadsheet like feature within Capture, called theProperty Editor, is used to specify component settings. ( Fig 1b ) However, Capture is also usedto specify the type of simulation to be completed. In our curriculum, we employ DC bias,transient (time dependent), frequency and component value dependent analysis. SimulationProfiles (Fig 1c
feedback received.References[1] D. C. Henri, K. Coates, and K. Hubbard, “I am a scientist: Overcoming biased assumptions around diversity in science through explicit representation of scientists in lectures,” PLOS ONE, vol. 18, no. 7, p. e0271010, Jul. 2023, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271010.[2] J. C. Bloxham and D. A. Pliego, “Improving academic outcomes for minority students by highlighting the work of Norbert Rillieux,” Education for Chemical Engineers, vol. 39, pp. 1–5, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.ece.2022.01.001.[3] K. Schucan Bird and L. Pitman, “How diverse is your reading list? Exploring issues of representation and decolonisation in the UK,” High Educ, vol. 79, no. 5, pp. 903–920, May 2020, doi: 10.1007/s10734-019-00446-9
through an iterative process.This process consisted of coding data, team consensus on coded data, codebook refinement, andrecoding data with the refined codes. Results show that coding verbatim transcripts might notprovide an accurate representation of the problem-solving processes participants used to solve theill-structured problem. Benefits, challenges and recommendations regarding the use of multiplesources to obtain data are discussed while considering the amount of time required to conduct suchanalysis.IntroductionCoding verbatim transcripts is general practice in Engineering Education Qualitative research provides richer data as it gives a deeper understanding of the researchquestion beyond what quantitative data can provide. For example
served as a National Science Foundation ASEE Visiting Scholar. In 2010 she was honored at the XI Confer- ence on Engineering and Technology Education (INTERTECH 2010) in Ilh´eus, Brazil with an award in Recognition of Global Outreach and Contributions to the fields of Engineering and Technology Education Worldwide. Dr. Larkin is the author of a book chapter published in 2010 entitled ”Women’s Leadership in Engineering” in K. O’Connor (Ed.) Gender and Women’s Leadership: A Reference Handbook (Vol 2, pp. 689 – 699). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.Jessica Uscinski, American University Page 23.1197.1
and science tofundamental mechanics, and then to engineering design courses. A student’s educationculminates in a capstone experience designed to integrate these parts into a coherent whole. Asstudents progress from term to term, the courses they take require a constantly increasingbaseline of knowledge gained and skills developed in previous courses. The success with whicha student can perform the prerequisite skill and can apply the prerequisite knowledge will affecthis or her performance in the current course. Entrance into a follow-on course is predicated onsuccessful completion of the previous course, which is measured through exit exams. Success onan exit exam does not guarantee retention of material and the ability to apply it in
cohorts to develop impactful outreach, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Capstone Internships for Engineering Management Professional Science Master’s Degrees Benefit Students and EmployersAbstractProfessional Science Master’s (PSM) degree programs combine advanced STEM education withMBA-level business classes and a capstone internship. These programs produce successfulgraduates in the science and engineering management fields. Our Engineering Management PSMprogram is designed to provide students with an engineering management education both insideand outside the classroom through the region’s booming manufacturing industry.The
for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues Proposed – Baccalaureate Proposed - Associate a knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context, and k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement Proposed – Baccalaureate Proposed - Associate a commitment to quality, timeliness, and a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement continuous improvementIt can be seen that there are several distinct differences between the current outcomes and theproposed outcomes that go beyond just
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the data point is to thenearest centroid, or center of the cluster. The centroid is defined through different weights onspecific mentor characteristics or categories. This allows for more adaptation, as a specific numberof group centroids are required and defined, and then data points are moved into clusters with theclosest group centroid.Previous work has joined these two approaches, using hierarchical clustering to create initialcentroids that would then be used with k-means [16]. However, for creating mentor groups thementor pair centroids are a natural choice for initial cluster centroids. The traditional weaknessesof k-means clustering, centroid number and centroid initialization, proved to be a strength forcreating a pre-specified
Future WorkWhile still at a preliminary level of analysis with a limited number of participants,interdisciplinary courses, such as HDSTEM, provide a unique opportunity to analyzeengineering learning that extends beyond the specific technical aspects of the profession. Inparticular, empathy can be analyzed with the added context provided by the humanities inproblem-solving. From the initial analysis, these engineering students empathize and take aperspective with the added context of history. And this cannot be attributed to being in a selectgroup (Honors) given the similarity of developmental arcs for the RIT and TTU students.Further, engineering students can empathize when asked to in their problem-solvingassignments. Through the course of a
Paper ID #19872Elementary Student Engagement with Digital Engineering Notebook Cards(Fundamental)Kristen B. Wendell Ph.D., Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ed- ucation at Tufts University. Her research efforts at at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach focus on supporting discourse and design practices during K-12, teacher education, and college-level en- gineering learning experiences, and increasing access to engineering in the elementary school experience, especially in under-resourced schools. In 2016 she was a recipient of
homework resubmission policy.We noticed that the instructional staff played an important role in these improvements, asevidenced by interactions during office hours. Most of these students displayed engagementconsiderably beyond, “my code does not work well, why is that?”, which we attribute to significantadditional time to revisit earlier code (and in some cases completely carry out completerestructuring of their code). Some of these students even took a step further than having merelyworking code, and implemented additional features to accelerate their code, well beyond basicassignment requirements. We believe that this curiosity was motivated by their conversations withthe instructional staff (and fundamentally enabled by the flexible
this model although Maples et al. emphasized that the highest amount of conflict,concern, confrontation and criticism arises in the storming stage8.To better integrate conflict into the group development process Gemmill and Wynkoopproposed a psychometric model consisting of the following phases and transitions: (1)'hanging on' which involves intellect only (2) 'working through' which involves emotionsonly (3) 'letting go', which comes with an agglomeration of intellect and emotions and (4)'moving beyond' where intellect and emotions are integrated. At any of these points, thegroup may fail to make the transition, which can consequently lead to regressive
’ instructionalpractices. In the context of engineering ethics, a study of 19 faculty members foundintrapersonal, interpersonal, academic, and professional factors shaped their engagement inethics education [12]. That study focused on internal influences, not external influences such asaccreditation.Motivation provides a lens through which to examine decisions. One such theory of motivationis expectancy-value, which illuminates the connection between an individual’s beliefs, values,and choices [13] - [14]. Expectancy-value theory brings together multiple factors, includingcultural considerations and an individual’s previous experience, perceptions of culturalconsiderations, interpretations of experience, goals, and affective memories. The theory alsoposits there
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