assesses the project concept, discusses the professional involvement,institutional constraints, administrative support and the results of the five semesters work.Recommendations for improvements for implementation of similar projects at other institutionsare included.IntroductionEngineering projects are increasingly complex due to client needs, system integration efforts,advances in technology, and computer aided design tools. A common concern of nationaladvisory boards is that students must function better in team projects and improvecommunication skills. This is reflected in ABET requirements for multidisciplinary seniordesign activities. In many situations, these objectives are met by defining “multidisciplinary” asusing different skill sets
facts, but that fails to promote the learning ofconceptual, higher level information.1 Examples of low level content are memorizing themultiplication tables or the process for adding or subtracting single digit numbers. Low levelproblems do not require reflective thought on the part of the student. In order for educationalsoftware to be truly effective as a personalized tutor, students need to think reflectively whileworking with the software. This study is concerned with student learning at the reflective level,where students need to dispense cognitive energy in order to reflect on and solve the problem athand. Indeed, learning conceptual information requires a higher investment of mental energythan learning low level mathematical facts.3
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pedagogical tools is an excellent way to enhance a student’s knowledge.Introduction Providing proper educational needs for engineering students requires an understanding of basic foundational principles and laws. Some students start learning this information through a shroud of confusion or partial understanding. In this technological society, professors are inventing ways to engage their students while maintaining the integrity of engineering education. The discussion of results from a collaboration between several universities determined that students may not always understand a topic or how it can be applied in industry. (1) Additionally, professors believe that once students matriculate through their program an increased interest
engineering from the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology in 1994. He was a lecturer and Director of the Design Studio at Yale University for four years, and then returned to his alma matter, UC, San Diego, in 1999. He is now a tenured lec- turer and Director of the Design Center in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He teaches hands-on design courses including an introductory design class, a mechatronics class, and a capstone design class. His interests in design education include increasing student motivation, teamwork, and integration of theory into design projects. Page 25.1096.1
advantage of the resources of the SLT. Without it the potential of emergent solutions toproblems, be they task or relationship in nature, is severely limited. On the other hand,collaboration has been defined as “a process in which those parties with a stake in the problemactively seek a mutually determined solution. They join forces, pool information, knock heads,construct alternative solutions and forge an agreement. When collaboration exists, team memberswho see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and thereasons for these differences.” 6 Understanding this, they can begin the search for solutions thatgo beyond their own limited vision of what is possible.Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementation:The
Session 1675 Exam as a Positive Experience for Both Students and Teachers Peck Cho Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Michigan Technological UniversityABSTRACTNew instructors know that the exams that they give students in their classes should serve manyfunctions, in addition to evaluating the students' performance for the purpose of assigning a lettergrade at the end of the term. For example, they know that exams ought to promote learning bystimulating teachers to clarify learning objectives, by motivating students to study, and byproviding timely
achievement,and social and psychological well-being (Gopalan & Brady, 2019), across diverse educationallevels and disciplines. Particularly in STEM higher education where certain demographic groups,such as historically underrepresented racial or ethnic minorities, are more likely to experiencefeelings of isolation or unwelcome (Stayhorn, 2023), researchers have increasingly focused on theconcept of sense of belonging, as evidenced by a growing body of literature.Scoping Review A scoping review is a form of synthesis research designed to systematically mapthe existing literature within a specific field (Levac et al., 2010; Daudt et al., 2013). A scopingreview is the preferred methodology for exploring newly emerging evidence, particularly
the management of Honors College study abroaDr. Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas Dr. Wen-Juo Lo is an Associate Professor in the Educational Statistics and Research Methodology (ESRM) program at the University of Arkansas. His research interests involve methodological issues related to analyses with a focus on psychometric methods. Th ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Increasing Retention for Rural and Underrepresented STEM StudentsThe need to increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduatesby tapping into the underrepresented and rural populations is well documented. An examinationof school districts in the
Professor of STEM Education at the University of Cincinnati and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mec ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Role of Spatial Skills and Sketching in Engineering Design Problem SolvingABSTRACTSpatial visualization is the ability to mentally manipulate, visualize or transform objects in one’smind. Numerous research studies have reported that spatial ability is strongly associated withpredicting success and retention in STEM-related fields such as math, engineering, computerprogramming and science. Spatial
university in China. The summer courseshave been launched at the University H since 2012. In 2014, forty-one graduate-levelcourses were offered with 24 courses in engineering related disciplines. Among these24 courses, 19 engineering courses have invited scholars from outside of theuniversity to be guest professors. These international collaborative summer courses(ICSCs) have emerged to be a dynamic platform for diversifying students’ learningexperiences. Most of the courses would invite renowned professors from topuniversities around the world to conduct the teaching. As shown in Figure 1, fifty-fivepercent of professors came from the US, followed by the UK and Japan (14%respectively). ICSCs provide students with a short-term exposure to
general, about specific engineeringdisciplines and about professional licensure. This is achieved through class discussion, readingassignments and Web searches, for example by using the ASEE and the American Association ofEngineering Societies Web sites as launching points. Students also are introduced to the use oflibrary resources for obtaining information by way of enjoyable "hands-on" exercises. Increasedexposure to practicing engineers and engineering enterprises is planned for the future develop-ment of this course through a Distinguished Engineer Lecture Series and plant trips.One of the significant benefits to emerge from the seminar is the major role that it can play in theadvising system for students. In the past, students were assigned
Journal to General: Teaching Graduate Engineering Students to Write for All AudiencesAbstract - The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) identifies “anability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences” as a critical learning outcome forengineering programs. This underscores the importance of engineers learning to articulate theirideas clearly, not only to peers within their field but also to non-specialist audiences. Whilerecently developed generative AI tools offer support for crafting written documents, they are nota substitute for mastering the foundational skills necessary for clear and effective technicalcommunication. Moreover, students frequently find themselves unprepared for the
interviews to gain insight into industrymentors’ perspectives on student internship experiences in engineering. Student participants werechosen as part of an externally-funded, two-year (2023 and 2024) internship and scholarshipprogram through the authors’ university, a public research university in the western UnitedStates. The two-year program involved two cohorts of student interns and industry mentors.Students applied for and earned internships based on academic achievement and future careergoals. They provided contact information for their industry mentors to be contacted about thisresearch opportunity. Industry mentors interested in participating in the present study were sentan informed consent form approved by an Institutional Review
AC 2009-1195: THE INTEGRATION OF COGNITIVE INSTRUCTIONS ANDPROBLEM/PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INTO THE CIVIL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM TO CULTIVATE CREATIVITY AND SELF-DIRECTEDLEARNING SKILLSWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into civil engineering curriculum. He currently is the Principle Investigator for Nanotechnology Undergraduate
, and engineering teach- ing to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best
engineering students about creativity in the contextof their own leadership development.Related Work / BackgroundWe begin with a brief summary of some leadership studies from the management literature thathighlight the importance of creativity in leadership development. Innovation (being comfortablewith novel ideas, approaches and new information) is considered to be one of the importantpersonal competence attributes within the emotional competence framework [18]. In his article,“Leadership that gets results” [19], Goleman reviews the characteristics, pros and cons,applicability, and overall impact of leadership styles on the organizational climate. In that review,the Authoritative and Affiliative leadership styles rise to the top in positively
. Ringleb received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve UniverMr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDr. Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University Dr. Ayala received his BS in Mechanical Engineering with honors (Cum Laude) from Universidad de Oriente (Venezuela) in 1995, MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, both from University of Delaware (USA). Dr. Ayala is currently serving as Associate Professor of Mechanical
Paper ID #41768Nurturing Student Innovation and Leadership through Student-Initiated InterestGroupsDr. Match Ko, University of Hong Kong Dr. Match Wai Lun Ko is a Senior Lecturer and MSc(Eng) in Mechanical Engineering Programme Director in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong. He is also fractionally appointed in Innovation Academy, Faculty of Engineering of HKU. Dr. Ko obtained his B.Eng and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Before joining HKU, he was an Assistant Professor in Nazarbayev University, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Hong Kong
Paper ID #23780KickStarter: Providing Hispanic Serving Community Colleges with Techni-cal Assistance to Improve their Federal Funding Competitiveness (Experi-ence)Ms. Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona Cynthia Pickering is a retired electrical engineer with 35 years industry experience and technical lead- ership in software development, artificial intelligence, information technology architecture/engineering, and collaboration systems research. In September 2015, she joined Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) to lead the Girls in STEM initiative and translate her passion for STEM into opportunities that will
-Champaign.Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Warren J. DiBiase is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. e teaches courses in both science education and secondary education as well as a course in science, technology and society. Dr. DiBiase received a BS in Zoology and BSEd in Secondary Education from Ohio University, a MSEd in Secondary Education from Youngstown State University and an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction-Science Education from West Virginia University.Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke Len Holmes is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina –Pembroke. Dr. Holmes
program Page 24.1044.6effectiveness; 4) Thoughts about continuing ReDI; and 5) Demographics. Eight (4 men, 2women and 2 skipped the question) of 14 participants (57%) completed the survey, although allof the eight participants did not complete every survey question. The participation wasdisappointingly low so we informally talked with each of the ReDI participants independently.They mostly concurred with the feedback we had already received from the online survey buttold us they did not participate in the survey because they did not want to write down negativefeedback.Participants had provided their goals for the program at the beginning of the
EE-specific tools, in fact, theopposite may be true.While basic tool access is widespread, disparities emerge for advanced equipment like 3Dprinters and mills/lathes, potentially impacting students' ability to complete complex projectsindependently. Items such as the 3D printer might be easier to integrate into a beginning-levelworkshop, as opposed to the more advanced equipment such as the mill or lathe. Regardless,professors should take into account a lack of availability of those tools and avoid assigning tasksor projects that would require such equipment until they could be provided more equitably for allstudents.The next important piece of information is how students may have gained hands-on experienceoutside of a formal classroom
engineering students’ identity development, belonging, and agency in interdisciplinary engineering education. She leads the ASEE CDEI virtual workshop team focused on building a community of educators passionate about expanding their knowledge concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering education.Nicole Adia Jefferson (Student) Nicole Adia Jefferson is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering & Technology and M.S. in Computer Science HCI, from Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va. Nicole is current member of The Research’s Impact on Society and Education (RISE) Research Group where she is a GRA for CAREER: Disrupting the
Illinois Urbana Champaign. She received her B.S. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin Madison. In addition to research at the intersection of microbiology, agriculture, and environmental engineering, she leads the transdisciplinary Writing Across Engineering and Science (WAES) team, which is focused on promoting and adapting best practices from writing studies for STEM classes and curricula.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Redesigning Writing Instruction Within a Lab-Based Civil Engineering Course: Reporting on the Evolution Across Several
their ability to identify health, safety, and welfareconcerns in the design of the heat exchanger equipment through the essay. Thus, the written quizassessed the student's ability to learn and develop a rationale for safe engineering solutions.Reactive Process EngineeringIn the Reaction Kinetics course, students develop an open-ended semester-long project researchinga high-volume product of their choice and one major company producing it. The report and threesequenced presentations (12% of the final grade) should address relevant information about theproduct on chemical characterization, historical development, production processes, uses, markets,technology, and specifically a selected simplified kinetic model with a code to test the impact
the conditions that practicingengineers find themselves in. This is especially true for those engineers who leave technicalpositions for managerial and executive roles. We do our students no favors in oversimplifyingthe problems they are likely to encounter. Technology is becoming increasingly complex and, insome respects, difficult to manage. This, in part, explains why decision makers (whether in thepublic or private sphere) are struggling to make fully informed decisions about technology.Engineers, more than ever, need to play an active role in the smart application of technology.We will have reached an untenable position if those making decisions about technology areuninformed while those who are informed remain passive participants.Even
teaching strategies, inductive teaching and learning, interdisciplinary teamwork, and development of students’ professional skills.Ms. Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University Dr. Carrie Steinlicht is an Senior Lecturer of Operations Management. She has directed many Capstone projects with Industry partners for students in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Operations Management. She has several years of industry experience and has consulted with multiple companies specializing in process efficiency, process design, process improvement, materials analysis, and metal- lurgy.Miriam Kanini Peter ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Closing the professional skills gap
education a more socially just and safe space for all and uses writing, speaking, and research to address each of these important aspects of her academic career.Steven Blake Warth, Austin Peay State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Retrospective Insights in Choosing a Career in Engineering Abstract Women have historically been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields [1]. The gender gap in participation in engineering remains especially large, and the cause of this gap is the question of many researchers [2],[3],[4]. Research teams have found that perceptions of the
Collaborative Teaching Model: Synergy of Teaching Assistants in a First-yearEngineering Course During the PandemicDr. Gerald TembrevillaGerald Tembrevilla obtained his PhD in science (physics) education at the University of BritishColumbia. He served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Engineering at McMasterUniversity. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax,Canada and teaching and researching on the integration of learning technologies to improvehands-on science, scientific argumentation skills, and examination of the complicated impacts oflearning technologies and design on K-12 STEM curriculum, pedagogy, and institutional policiesin the Philippines and Canada.Dr. André PhillionAndré