AC 2012-3285: ”GREEN PROJECTS TO PAVEMENTS”: A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH TO INTRODUCING SUSTAINABILITYTO CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSMr. Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, DenverDr. Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver Stephan A. Durham is an Associate Professor in the faculty of engineering in the area of civil engineering at the University of Georgia. Durham teaches and performs research in the area of civil engineering materials, concrete materials and structures, and sustainability. Durham obtained his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas. He was an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, prior to joining the University of Georgia in 2012
place within them as part of the international experience component of theNSF IGERT-SE Program. Results were collected from the students and faculty via a survey toidentify factors and practices which were essential to the implementation of this tool in aninterdisciplinary setting abroad. The survey was structured using a mixture of matrix questions,Likert scale questions, ranking questions, and open-ended questions. Questions covered topicssuch as environmental factors (e.g. time of day and location), group dynamics (e.g. group sizeand demographics) and level of familiarity with the tool. From the responses obtained, bestpractices are proposed to help enable future educators to utilize the CIA in a maximallyimpactful manner. Within this work
medical training in New Zealand. Medical Teacher 2023, 0, 1–7, Publisher: Taylor & Francis eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2023.2249210.[24] Springer, K. W.; Parker, B. K.; Leviten-Reid, C. Making Space for Graduate Student Parents: Practice and Politics. Journal of Family Issues 2009, 30, 435–457.[25] Niehues, J.; Prospero, K.; Fegert, J. M.; Liebhardt, H. Familienfreundlichkeit im Medizinstudium in Baden-W¨urttemberg. Ergebnisse einer landesweiten Studie. GMS Zeitschrift f¨ur Medizinische Ausbildung 2012, 29, Doc33, Publisher: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House.[26] Cho, S. H.; Roy, R. N.; Dayne, N. Student–Parents’ Mental Health: Factors Affecting Anxiety and Depression. Family and Consumer
instructor should not partici-pate in the discussion. The last requirement may seem surprising but it is critical since, otherwise,the students will simply accept whatever the instructor says and the goal of helping them achievedeep understanding will be compromised. Even if we succeed in meeting these requirements, thereare a number of challenging issues that must be addressed if argumentation is to be widely usedin computing and engineering courses. First, how would faculty find time in their already packedcourses to accommodate small-group argumentation to any serious extent? Second, wouldn’t themost vocal students dominate such discussions while others, possibly more knowledgeable ones,stay in the background? Third, wouldn’t stereotypical biases
Efforts to Valued New Perspectives;whereas, expected Active Learning and Social Benefits slightly contradicted the positive tonethat was originally found in the thematic review. Overwhelming positive ratings were collectedregarding the use of the LMS to support and implement a peer-reviewed assignment. Perceivedaffects upon the peer reviewer, and how these types of assignments can support the proposedABET General Criterion 3 Student Outcomes and General Criterion 5 Curriculum currentlyunder revision are discussed. Lastly, these data are represented for use as an evaluation baselinefor future planned investigations and for other faculty and course developers, who areconsidering implementation of peer-reviewed activities within first-year program
pushes students to their creative limits through the use of open-ended projects in which realistic, complex, challenging state-of-the-art problems are investigated. This new approach will increase student enthusiasm and provide closer alignment of classroom topics with today’s standard industry practice. This paper will deal with a unique application of the research/teaching method used at the undergraduate level, using a hands-on laboratory approach in conjunction with classroom lecture. The approach can be tailored to all levels from introductory freshman to senior-level classes. An open-ended project is utilized, requiring a creative approach for its solution. Faculty and students are both learners and investigators, formulating and solving
disciplinary faculty who will own the change long afterthe change agent has disappeared from the scene.The assessment of the effectiveness of engineering leadership classes has many challenges.Many programs, including the one discussed in this paper, are restricted in nature, either byenrollment management concerns or through a competitive enrollment limited to a small cadre ofstudents with superior academic credentials. Selection bias is almost certainly an underlyingcomplication in assessing such classes. Insofar as employers frequently provide leadershiptraining to their most promising employees, it is also difficult for graduates to separate whataspects of their leadership abilities resulted from their undergraduate versus their subsequentpost
integrating and instilling communityawareness into a course or curriculum is not a new idea. Purdue University has successfullyinitiated the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Program with the intent ofintegrating the community into the curriculum. EPICS has been successfully integrated into theelectrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering curriculums at Purdue University and has asignificant infrastructure made up of faculty, staff, and teaching assistants. ProCEED is differentbecause it is student run. It is a program maintained by students for students. This uniqueimplementation of the program allows student to take an active role in contacting the communityas well as an active role within the department. Students take the lead
in this effort, including further development and assessment,are explored. Introduction Transportation engineering workforce development at the university level is commonlypromoted through civil engineering programs. Nearly all of the nation’s 224 civil engineeringprograms have one or two required transportation courses as part of their undergraduateprogram.1 For some civil engineering sub-disciplines, such as geotechnical, materials, structures,and hydraulics, a logical sequence of required prerequisite courses leads to the required courses.For other disciplines, such as transportation, the logic and sequence is less clear. A lack of clarityand connection with other sub-disciplines pose significant challenges for faculty, students
in more detail, as opposed to focusing on the coding aspects. In upper-levelnumerical methods courses such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational FluidDynamics (CFD), programming-based assignments can provide students with valuable insightinto what is physically happening inside the black-box so they are not just learning to pushbuttons within the graphical user interface (GUI). Some of these issues can be avoided by anautomatic grader with careful scaffolding and assessments. Considering these potential issues,MATLAB Grader presents some unique advantages. MATLAB is a ubiquitous programmingenvironment that students are exposed to in many engineering colleges and programs.Furthermore, MATLAB is also utilized in many industrial
-city children, cancer patients, and individuals struggling with gender and immigration issues.The original study that proposed photo elicitation supplied the photographs to participants,asking them to use the photos as a starting point for their responses and reflections.20 Otherstudies have followed suit, particularly when examining gender issues.29 The benefits of thisform of the method include not relying on participants to follow through on the requirement tobring their own photos which adhere to assigned categories; having control over being able togeneralize the study’s results; and ensuring a baseline for comparison. However, this version ofthe method limits two of the main benefits of photo elicitation in general: empowerment17
were integrated into two new courses thatwere developed as part of a grant from the National Science Foundation Nanotechnology inUndergraduate Education (NUE) program to enhance undergraduate education innanotechnology and engineering at UC. Four modules were developed for the new courseNanoscale Devices, which addresses important contemporary issues including design,construction, and emerging applications of nanoscale devices; three additional modules weredeveloped for the new course Environmental Aspects of Nanotechnology, which discussesenvironmental applications of nanotechnology as well as the environmental impact ofnanotechnology. The new courses build on the background that students have gained in existingcourses entitled Introduction
nationally normed context is mostly precluded by the customnature of the exams and limited statistical data. Nationally normed exams that can be used for direct assessment of outcomes forTAC-ABET accreditation would be particularly useful at the community college leveland in states where graduates of four-year ET programs are not eligible to take the FEexam. In an informal online survey conducted by the authors in the fall of 2007 on theASEE Engineering Technology List Serve, several engineering technology faculty andadministrators for community college programs around the country described hownationally normed ET exams would be beneficial in helping them satisfy regionalaccreditation requirements and state demands for value-added accountability
of studentconceptual understanding and application of mechanics principles in follow-on courses will begathered to determine if there are any gains in academic performance that may be attributed tothe increase in hands-on learning activities. Design courses and student products from theircapstone course will be used to assess development of engineering judgement. This is admittedlyvery difficult to do and likely to be somewhat subjective. Nonetheless, student performance infuture courses will be important data to assess the effectiveness of the learning activitiesdescribed in this paper.SUMMARYThe faculty and students involved in this first semester of incorporating extensive new InquiryBased Learning Activities (IBLAs) perceived a highly
dramatic effect that the new software has had on theway that mechanical drawing and engineering design are taught at Daniel Webster College(DWC). The two year design experience at DWC is more extensive than the design experiencethat students normally have during the first two years of most four-year engineering programs.The evolution of this design experience will be presented. Three of the presenters of this paperare students. Two will present robotic arm projects; the third will present a supersonic gunproject.I. IntroductionDaniel Webster College offers B.S. degrees in a variety of majors; however, the currentengineering degree programs are two-year transfer programs. The College has severalarticulation agreements with ABET-accredited
fact from fiction (fake news); the common person can be corrupted by corruptpersons for corrupt ends. Regardless as to whether concerns over the intellect of the commonperson are merited, this is a supercilious attitude.In the modern times, it could be argued that the biggest obstacle to knowledge is the prohibitivecost of higher education. To complicate the issue, grade schools are not made equal. There is agrowing number of notables that encourage young people to forgo college education. Self-mademillionaire, James Altucher proclaimed in a podcast, “We’re in an idea-based economy and askill-based economy, not a certificate-based economy… We used to be in a certificate-basedeconomy. It's just not true anymore” [35]. Elon Musk once said
Paper ID #15266Student Persistence Through Uncertainty Toward Successful Creative Prac-ticeNajla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech Designer, Doctoral Student in the Individualized Interdisciplinary PhD in Human Centered Design at Vir- ginia Tech. Master in Design at the Graduate Program in Design, Innovation and Sustainability, School of Design, University of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bachelor in Social Communication at the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her current research fo- cus on the application of co-creation and participatory design activities on education
antennas and 3-D computer-aided design electromagnetic simulation tools. In addition he has been a partner in several small business start- ups providing innovation and management leadership. He is the father of three grown children and has lived in central New York since 1985.Jonnell A. Robinson, Syracuse University Jonnell Robinson is an Assistant Professor of Geography and the Director of the Syracuse Community Geography Program at Syracuse University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrating Design Thinking into an Experiential Learning Course for Freshman Engineering StudentsMark J. Povinelli, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse
neutronics and thermal hydraulics to radiation biophysics and nuclear waste managementpolicy. We note that several textbooks were unintentionally not included in this analysis andshould be included in further studies. These include [28], [29], [30]. When faculty teach courses,textbooks are not always available, thus a compilation of course notes and journal articles iscreated. Such compilations are sometimes the basis of new books that are written, thus out of thenecessity of teaching courses and evolving the curriculum. Although there exists no primarytextbook or set of books that is exhaustive of nuclear engineering curricula, an analysis of someof the nuclear engineering textbooks that are available today offers a starting point for howknowledge
on two broad areas: achievement/retention in STEM and comprehension of illus- trated scientific textDr. Karin Jensen, University of Michigan Karin Jensen, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering and engineering edu- cation research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research.Dale RobbennoltAnne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Exploring the Landscape of Stressors Experienced by Doctoral Engineering
supported by MDOT. Developed by the American Association of StateHighway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), TRAC™ is a diverse set of on instructionalmodules related to actual transportation problems and issues. Students work in teams to solvesimulations of real-life transportation challenges. The program modules are complex enoughthat each can be easily adapted for students of all ages. TRAC™ was adapted for the MSTI tochallenge students to work in small groups to solve problems related to designing “MagLev”vehicles, structures, and intermodal urban transportation networks.The program also addressed an important component in developing a workforce that canmaintain America’s competitive edge in STEM fields: leadership training. A key initiative
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at the 2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and EngineeringDiversity (CoNECD), Feb. 2023.[9] J. Martin and S. Newton, “Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using AssetFrameworks in Engineering Education,” in 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & ExpositionProceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2016, p. 27087. doi:10.18260/p.27087.[10] S. L. Dika, M. A. Pando, B. Q. Tempest, and M. E. Allen, “Examining the CulturalWealth of Underrepresented Minority Engineering Persisters,” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ.Pract., vol. 144, no. 2, p. 05017008, Apr. 2018, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000358.[11] K. A. Renn and K. D. Arnold, “Reconceptualizing Research on College Student PeerCulture,” The Journal of Higher Education, vol. 74
computing. The outcomes of this work highlight the importance ofusing language that does not create additional barriers for women to consider courses that aretraditionally considered to be male dominated. Faculty and staff can consider the insights fromour work to adjust existing course descriptions or to create descriptions for new offerings.2. Background and motivationCourse selectionCourse selection in higher education has been studied in a fragmented way. Different worksexamine specific criteria. DellaGioia investigated how other students’ opinions could impact thelikelihood of enrolling in or recommending a course after students had read the coursesdescription [6]. The lecturer’s style, the learning value and difficulty of the courses, as well
engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.As a subset of the overall Engineering Enculturation research being performed by the faculty atthe southwestern university, the primary purpose of this study is to analyze students’ perceptionsof their current ability and corresponding academic success of the students in the Foundation ofEngineering. For this research study design the student participants were asked to self-report ontheir perceptions of their ability to perform the
), 375-406.5. Siddiqui, A.; Aslam, H. D.; Farhan, H. M.; Luqman, A.; Lodhi, M. A., Minimizing potential issues in higher education by professionally developing university teachers. International Journal of Learning and Development 2011, 1 (1), 59-71.6. Gaff, J. G.; Simpson, R. D., Faculty development in the United States. Innovative Higher Education 1994, 18 (3), 167-176.7. Loucks-Horsley, S.; Stiles, K. E.; Mundry, S.; Love, N.; Hewson, P. W., Designing professional development for teachers of science and mathematics. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA, 2009.8. Sunal, D. W.; Hodges, J.; Sunal, C. S.; Whitaker, K. W.; Freeman, L. M.; Edwards, L.; Johnston, R. A.; Odell, M., Teaching science in higher education: Faculty
includingcalculus, chemistry, and physics as well as introductory engineering courses and the engineeringmechanics courses. The curriculum is offered via face-to-face instruction at five of the campusesand via distance education (DE) to the other campuses. Prior to 2007, the DE courses wereoffered synchronously using either audiographics or compressed video. Audiographics connectsstudents via a telephone conferencing system and a web meeting using Blackboard Collaborate.The faculty member controls the computer and the meeting in real time. Compressed video is ateleconferencing system where the faculty member can connect via video to up to five remotecampuses. Both methods require students to attend class at a specified time and day. Thestudents must be
/EAC) requires that engineeringprograms demonstrate that their graduates minimally meet eleven basic outcomes1. Theoutcomes are typically listed using lower case letters. This paper concerns two of these elevenoutcomes (c and k) which require that students graduate with: (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Page
. Prior to starting at Duke, she worked for New Profit, a venture philanthropy firm, as a manager on the Measurement and Evaluation team. She received a B.A. in Sociology from Harvard University in 2018.Jabari Kwesi, Duke UniversityElyse McFalls, Duke University I am an undergraduate student at Duke University studying statistics and sociology. I am interested in applications of advanced statistics in social sciences.Reagan Lenora Razon, Duke UniversityAlexandra Thursland, Duke UniversityDr. Crystal E. Peoples, Duke University Dr. Crystal E. Peoples is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education (AiiCE) at Duke University. Her research interests include the areas of racism
, using standards, and cognitiveskills through provision of mechanical design and data retrieval methodologies, interactivedesign examples, sample projects, and project management for students and faculty via theinternet.2. Attract various faculty to teach application of their science through provision of thewherewithal for students to do design. Our trial application is for the elementary strength ofmaterials course.3. Assess the effectiveness of the design experiences to better prepare students for careers inengineering where they will be required to routinely perform higher level thinking in the form ofsynthesis and evaluation to solve open-ended problems that require iterative divergent andconvergent thinking. Additionally, we must ensure