Paper ID #10382Use of Concept Maps to Assess Student Sustainability KnowledgeDr. Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Dr. Mary Katherine Watson is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. Prior to joining the faculty at The Citadel, Dr. Watson earned her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology. She also has BS and MS degrees in Biosystems Engineering from Clemson University. Dr. Watson’s research interests are in the areas of engineering education and biological waste treatment. Specifically, she
change reactive courseas displayed in Figure 9. Figure 9. Sample of an isolated step change reactive curve for the “small tank” liquid level experiment.A characteristic first-order transfer function can be derived from any single step-change reactivecurve (see reference [11] for concepts and procedures) as exemplified by equation (16) 𝐾 23.00 𝐺(𝑠) = = (16) 𝜏𝑠 + 1 334𝑠 + 1where the value of K (“gain”) is obtained by dividing the variation in the liquid level (from theprevious steady state of 2.156 cm high to the new steady state of 12.857 cm high, equal to
faceseveral challenges in team settings, especially being pressured to take on non-technicalroles in group projects. In order for active learning group work to realize its full potential,the challenges that women face in team settings must be addressed in the classroom. Ifthe issues are mitigated, active learning will become an increasingly successful way toprepare men and women for group work in the future.IntroductionActive learning remains at the forefront of new engineering pedagogies. This exciting approachuses hands-on and collaborative learning activities to give students technical and non-technicalexperiences including development of project scope, budget, and professional presentations thatmirror the work of engineering design teams in
related to classroom management methods are a central concern forteachers considering incorporation of robotics-based learning activities [29].3. Theoretical FrameworkConstructionism [30,31], aligned with cognitive learning [32], is a theory about learning within acommunity while creating and interacting with materials and technological tools. Moreover, itprovides a framework for instructional design and classroom pedagogy [33]. Constructionismposits that people are able to learn best when they actively engage in self-construction ofknowledge structures and come to understand its connected nature [30]. Specifically, as peopleseek to explore, build, test, and share new ideas, they interact with materials, tools, and otherpeople for designing and
Paper ID #43153Board 370: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation: Literature Reviewand Research Plan for an Engineering Specific Empathy ScaleDr. Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University Dr. Emmabeth Vaughn is an Assistant Professor in the Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy Department at Austin Peay State University. Before join faculty at Austin Peay, she worked in industry as a Product Development Engineer for a commercial roofing manufacturer. She holds a bachelors degree from the University of Tennessee in Materials Science and Engineering. She earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania
those individuals with some previous experience using the Lego Mindstormrobot. They were made aware of certain issues plaguing their course, because there weredisconnects between instructor-student understanding, like a heavy focus placed on conceptmaps which students struggled to grasp, though the students ultimately wavered in theirparticipation due to the fact that the project only accounted for 5% of student grades which manydeemed negligible considering the condensed time frame of three weeks which they were given[5]. Consecutive attempts at using this project did reconcile these concerns by both increasingthe project's weight on overall grades as well as adding an additional week to the timeline forstudents to complete the project.Some
Associate Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is active in en- gineering within K-12, serving on the TSA Board of Directors. He and his coauthors were awarded the William Elgin Wickenden award for 2014, recognizing the best paper in the Journal of Engineering Education. He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award in 2013 for designing the nation’s first BS degree in Engineering Education. He was named NETI Faculty Fellow for 2013-2014, and the Herbert F. Alter Chair of Engineering (Ohio Northern University) in 2010. His research interests include success in first-year engineering, engineering in K-12, introducing entrepreneurship into engi- neering, and international service and
“leadership style” were two (2) of the top six (6) factors influencing siteproductivity [5]. Additionally human factors has been identified as key component of effectivesafety management [6] [7] [8] on construction sites which has been attributed to increased laborproductivity [9] [10].Course DesignIn an effort to equip senior-level undergraduates with the skills necessary to manage themultitude of issues related to human factors affecting safety and productivity on constructionsites, faculty collaborated with industry to identify fourteen (14) major topics related to humanfactors, safety management, and productivity. The curriculum is regularly shared with localindustry to determine relevance and discuss the inclusion of new topics necessary for
essential components in assessment centers.8 However,organizations also use a specific type of simulation, role-plays, as a method of trainingemployees on some competencies. Role-plays are simulations in which one or more participantstake on the role of an organizational actor with a specific task and back-story. The back-storycreates expectations and issues that need to be resolved. The participant(s) then attempt toresolve the issue during an interaction with another participant. The use of role-plays in trainingis not as prevalent as other ethics training methods. Despite their limited use, role-plays have thepotential to improve ethics training.Because role-plays require individuals to take on an identity and interact with another individualas
the same time, there is a real concern that it will reducethe face-to-face interaction between faculty, teaching assistants, and undergraduate students.Engineering is not just about science and technology; it is also about working with people, andwe sincerely hope that the opening of this Pandora toolbox will benefit engineering education asa whole, but not at the expense of human interaction.8. ConclusionThis paper reports for the first time an instrumentation toolbox designed with the specific goalsof providing hands-on circuit design and test experience to students in distance-learning Page 9.654.11programs or at remote locations with
. Our goal is to introduce an engineering project in the sophomore year thatgenerates a high level of student interest and aids student retention. To address similar issues,MIT includes the assembly and analysis of a Stirling engine by their sophomore students. Ourchallenge is to adapt the MIT Stirling engine project into the curriculum of a land grantuniversity with a different fee structure. The Idaho Engineering Works, a group of mechanicalengineering graduate students, modified the MIT Stirling engine to allow fabrication in thedepartment machine shop. We introduced the fabrication and assembly project into theSophomore Laboratory course and designed new laboratory exercises around the Stirling engine.The first iteration of the Stirling
broadening participation and success in STEM academia. Her research centers on creating inclusive higher education policies and practices that advance faculty careers and student success.Ms. Kathryn Watson, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Kathryn is a doctoral student at University of Colorado Colorado Springs in Education Leadership, Research, and Policy. Her studies focus on supporting student mental health in secondary education. Kathryn’s prior education includes a Master’s from Marist ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Why STEM? The External Factors Influencing International STEM Postdoctoral Scholars’ Career DecisionAbstractThis research
Information Technology. She also teaches in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado-Boulder.Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso Alexandria Ogrey is an undergraduate studying computer science at the University of Texas at El Paso.Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso Mary Kay Roy is an instructor of computer science at the University of Texas at El PasoAlan Siegel, NYU Alan Siegel is on computer science faculty at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Page 15.18.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A
State University Krista Kecskemety is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University and the Director of the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating first-year engineering student experiences, faculty experiences, and the research to practice cycle within first-year engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Review of Career
Paper ID #26824SciComm: An Oral Communication Professional Development Program forSTEM Graduate StudentsDr. Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia Dr. Amy M. Clobes is committed to supporting current and future graduate students as Assistant Director of Graduate Education for the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. In her current role, Dr. Clobes collaborates to support existing programs and develops new initiatives in graduate student recruitment, training, education, and career and professional development. Dr. Clobes holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. in
of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on weld and solder-connect fatigue and impact failures, fracture mechanics, and applied finite element analysis. In 2003 Dr. Sheppard was named co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to form the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), along with faculty at the University of Washington, Colorado School of Mines, and Howard University. Page 22.516.1 c American
professional experience2,3. The level of comfort and skill with which instructorscan engage in teaching through open-ended problems will greatly affect the potential for studentlearning4-6.Due to large course enrollments, finances, and retention concerns, first-year programs often useundergraduate teaching assistants (UGTAs) (also known as peer teachers or peer learningassistants) to support classroom instruction, where their duties include providing classroom aid,functioning as liaison between students and faculty, preparing lesson plans, grading andtutoring7,8. Undergraduates have served as TAs at undergraduate institutions, where there is nograduate student pool to draw from, and in large entry-level courses9,10. At these undergraduateinstitutions
female students from the US engineering institutions 20.5 20 19.5 19 18.5 18 17.5 17 16.5 19.3 18.1 18 17.8 18.1 18.4 18.9 19.1 19.9 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Figure 1: Percentage of engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to female students of all engineering bachelor's degrees from the US engineering institutions (2006-2014)Process Like any systematic review, this study organizes, evaluates, and synthesizes literature;identifies patterns, trends, and research gaps; recommends new research areas4 ; and providescomprehensive landscapes based on multiple
Paper ID #19842Selecting and Designing Assessment to Measure Early Engineering Curricu-lum Impact on Application of Engineering Design and Attitudes Toward STEMDr. Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University Kris Frady is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Educational and Organizational Leadership and Development and Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and Faculty Director for Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) and the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES
differentialx’ which is called the difference quotient can be observed in calculus.Equation 1. The following graph, Figure 2, illustrates this principle. A circle of radius 5 is drawn with a line, T, tangent to the circle at the point P(3,4). The equation of the tangent line, T, is Manuscript received February 7, 2014. Andrew Grossfield is a member of the faculty in the Basic ScienceDepartment of Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Flushing,New York. NY
Conflicting Models of the Product Life Cycle: Worldviews and the Design of TechnologyRICHARD DEVONProfessor of Engineering Design, Engineering Design Program, SEDTAPP, Penn StateUniversity. He was Interim Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program fortwo years, Director of the PA Space Grant Consortium, and founding Director of theEngineering Design Program. He teaches design, and researches and publishes on designeducation with current interests in Cloud computing platforms, global design, and rapidprototyping.RICHARD SCHUHMANNProfessor Rick Schuhmann has been a faculty member at Penn State since 1998 and iscurrently the Walter L. Robb Director of Engineering Leadership Development
assessment,” presented at the 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010, pp. 15.278.1-15.278.17.[10] R. E. H. Wertz, S. Purzer, M. Fosmire, and M. E. Cardella, “Assessing information literacy skills demonstrated in an engineering design task,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 577–602, 2013.[11] S. R. Curl, “Subramanyam revisited: Creating a new model for information literacy instruction,” Coll. Res. Libr., vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 455–464, Sep. 2001.[12] L. A. Knight, “Using rubrics to assess information literacy,” Ref. Serv. Rev., vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 43–55, Jan. 2006.[13] Z. Ercegovac, “What engineering sophomores know and would like to know about engineering information sources and access,” Issues Sci. Technol. Librariansh., no
technicians, learn about the context ofSouth Sudan and the particular engineering challenges for utilizing its abundant sunlight toprovide energy?In the USA, one way that engineering faculty attempt to engage students in learning about othercountries is by having them interact with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [1]which may lead some students to learn more about South Sudan [2]. Other programs promotecollaboration between the USA and other countries, including South Sudan, via disaster reliefand photovoltaic (PV) solar projects such as the solar suitcase [3] from We Care Solar [4].Researchers have compared undergraduate civil engineering programs at the University of Jubaand the University of Florida [5]. Others have described the
assignment was due for MAE 434W,which could have influenced questions 8 and 11. Based on the instructors’ feedback, Expertizawas updated between semesters and the scores from the spring semester suggest the studentsfound the newly adjusted system easier to use.Table 2. Average Survey Results per Class from the Fall and Spring Semesters. Survey Question Fluid Mechanics Capstone Design 1. The reviews I received addressed F 3.41 F 3.63 the questions/concerns I had about S 3.79 S 3.43 my work. 2. The reviews I received gave me F 3.50 F 3.63 new insight into my work. S 3.80
classroom as a blendedlearning model; where videos are viewed outside of scheduled class time and face-to-facemeetings are used for alternative strategies (e.g., instructor guided active learning, cooperativelearning, peer led team learning, etc.) to promote deeper learning. A 2015 survey of highereducation faculty indicates that 69.5% of respondents have flipped an activity, class, period, orcourse, and plan to implement the model again (Magna 2015).Video Creation by InstructorsFor instructor survey Q1, making of a video to support a course taught by the instructor, 43responses were received. Of the 43, 18 (42%) instructors indicated “yes” to having created avideo, while 25 (58%) indicated “no”.Use of Online Engineering Education VideosQ2 on the
world of engineering,through assigned responsibilities, organizing their workload, budgeting their time, working andcommunicating with others by sharing ideas and lending a helping hand when needed, gettinginvolved with professionals in the engineering profession, and learning how to present theirfindings in both written and oral form. They also learned some of the economics involved withproject development, especially when it comes to the thorny issue of prying loose the pursestrings of college financial support. It was a lot to learn in a short eight-week period, but thestudents more than met the challenge, gaining the strength and confidence they will need forcompleting their degree, going on to graduate school, and dealing with the
member of the IEEE, SIAM, and ASEE.Dr. Timothy Reeves, Louisiana Tech University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Open-source, online homework for Statics and Mechanics of Materials using WeBWorK: assessing effects on student learningIntroduction and GoalMany engineering programs have begun adopting interactive online homework systems, often asa way to stretch the precious resources of faculty time and energy. While an increasing numberof online homework offerings are available from textbook publishers, many of these systemshave proven less than ideal. Some issues the authors have experienced with these systemsinclude errors in the embedded solutions, inflexibility to correct or expand
AC 2008-238: DEVELOPMENT OF AN EET LECTURE COURSE IN IPOD©FORMATJohn Hackworth, Old Dominion University John Hackworth is an associate professor and director of the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old Dominion University. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, both from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the Old Dominion University faculty, John had approximately 20 years of industrial experience in test engineering and plant automation with General Electric Company. He is the co-author of two textbooks which are currently in use by several electrical engineering technology programs at
practices, identifyingintegration of key fundamental concepts in science and engineering as the number one principlefor new engineering curricula and culture 3. Yet curricula generally require engineering studentsto ingest subjects from the resident specialists--separately and sequentially as if each subject waswholly independent of the other. As depicted below in Figure 1, this experience is much likeeating a lemon-meringue pie, one ingredient at a time: while some ingredients like sugar(physics) will taste okay, other ingredients like flour (mathematics), lemon juice (chemistry) orraw eggs (thermodynamics) will be rather unpalatable. The engineering student doesn’texperience the synergy of taste that results when these ingredients are properly
AC 2012-3932: USING SELF-ASSESSMENT IN AN INTRODUCTORY STRUC-TURES COURSE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERSJohn Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the construction management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007. His engineering career spans a wide variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. This work culminated with design work on the Minneapolis Public Library and the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis. He was also involved with forensic investigations in Iowa and Wisconsin and participated in structural coordination efforts at Ground Zero in September of