retention measures and student educationalexperiences at the undergraduate level, and for the first time uses a semester-level measure ofretention (rather than year-level retention which is the overwhelming approach). His group usesthe large, multi-institution dataset MIDFIELD (Multiple-Institution Database for InvestigatingEngineering Longitudinal Development) which contains records of over 75,000 students inengineering during the years of 1988 through 1998. Ohland and his colleagues3,4 found that ingeneral, it is shown that paths of persistence are nonlinear, gendered and racialized, so that it’simportant to use multiple measures to assess retention when dealing with diverse populations ofengineering students.A frequent concern in most retention
steps in the NAE project and are presented inTable 1.Table 1. Aspirations for Engineering in 2020 1Role and perception of engineering in Public awareness of the engineering profession’sthe society impact on the society as a whole Public appreciation of the continuity between past and future roles of engineering in the modern society’s development. Sensitivity to societal- economical- and human aspects by the engineering profession.Evolution of engineering beyond
differences between engineering and the physical sciences (Q24-29 of thesurvey). Out of 233 students who responded to our survey, 38 either did not consent to participate,or were beyond the first year of their academic program. Out of the remaining 195, 67.2% wereeither enrolled in an engineering program or were interested in studying engineering; 24.7%were either enrolled in a physical sciences program or were interested in studying one; and 8.2%first-year students were neither interested in studying engineering, nor physical sciences. Onehundred and sixty-three students responded to the question about their gender, out of which55.2% identified as male, and 41.7% identified as female. Personal Factors Influencing Student Choice: These
In the Feature Extraction stage, the OCR application analyzes the isolated characters fordistinguishing features: the tail of a capital Q, the stem of an L, and other minute details. TheOCR software records these details for the penultimate stage: Classification.Classification uses several machine learning algorithms: K- Nearest Neighbor (K-NN) classifier,Support Vector Machines (SVM) classifier, and Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN) classifier toclassify the segments of the image into characters. The extracted text is then output to the userduring the Post-Processing phase. During this phase, the machine-encoded text could be placedin a file and edited for grammatical or spelling errors.Implementation [Research design] Our
4 “Pump System” Memo (IMES): The Chairman of the Public Works Authority requests a preliminary design for a pump system to fill a roof-top water tank from a large reservoir.MethodsThe purpose of this exploratory study was to identify engineering students’ common errors andmisconceptions about technical writing and to investigate the sources of these misconceptions.Two research questions guided the study: 1. Which kinds of errors persisted over time across four memos? 2. What did students report as reasons for making these kinds of errors?The mixed method study included a quantitative longitudinal component, which followedstudents through two required engineering courses, from the spring to the following fallsemester. In
abilities to successfully complete engineering tasks or do engineering-related work. Finally,in engineering, the relatedness construct focuses on whether students feel socially integrated andconnected to their peers, departments, program leaders, and other professionals in their field.This study uses SDT as a lens for examining and interpreting students’ lived experiences andprogress from their inception to the SBP through its conclusion and beyond. SDT is uniquelypositioned to gather information on multiple aspects of students’ experiences, and in turn, theholistic nature of their success in engineering programs. With SDT as a guiding theoreticalframework, this study aims to answer the following questions.Research Questions 1. How does a Summer
student’s ability to remain flexible to and anticipate changes in the project, is askill that is useful to a wide range of career paths, engineering adaptability specifically involvestools and processes that contextualize broader change management skills to engineering. Sirotiakand Sharma showed that problem-based learning in a senior capstone class led to improvementsin students’ adaptability and management skills through pre- and post-assessment surveys [40]. Incontrast, Leonard, Guanes, and Dringenberg showed that students demonstrated limitedimprovement in ability to recognize the need for and manage change in decision making, based oninterviews of students in a traditional capstone class [41]. Beyond that, Duran-Novoa et al. studieddifferences
environment. The addition of the R134a module allows students to tackleproblems involving refrigerants directly in the Excel spreadsheet environment without the needof looking up values in published tables of properties.Source for implementationA paper by Tillner-Roth and Baehr (1994) on a fundamental equation of state for R134a hasbecome a standard source for computation of thermodynamic properties of R134a. Their workand the existing XSteam module, which was expanded and modified by Huguet, et al. (2008),were used as a starting point to implement the R134a module. The idea was to take an approachsimilar to Huguet’s to expand the R134a module beyond the basic functionality provided byTillner-Roth and Baehr.The fundamental equation of state for the
beyond simply describing attributes of the design space (the what) to theaffordances of the design space (the how and why) and the relationship between situations and behaviors.Student participantsStudent participants in this study are selected from senior design capstone projects where students areexpected to build functional prototypes of their designs. These projects require engineering students towork in teams of 6-18 students while applying design and analysis principles to create a functional model,or product, after two semesters of development under the mentorship of a faculty member. The reason forchoosing this course as a basis for this study is that the projects in this course take place in varying designspaces (studio and fabrication
needs.1 IntroductionThe philosophical wisdom of Aristotle, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” captureshow true value emerges from the interactions between components, not merely their individualcontributions [1]. Modern universities embody this principle as they stand at the forefront ofexploring and integrating new technologies. In the early- and mid-1990s, as we started using theInternet, universities played a crucial role in adopting Internet technology like the Internetbrowser development of ViolaWWW and NCSA Mosaic by the University of California,Berkeley and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1992 and 1993, respectively [2, 3].Fast forwarding 30 years, transitioning through Web 2.0 (e.g., social networks
issues areembedded in professional judgment, decision-making, and designing. In the following, we willdiscuss why EAC poses an effective strategy for complying with ABET 2000 and summarizethree workshops we held last year at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. These Page 7.528.1workshops (originally motivated through a UPR central administration grant) introduced this Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationapproach to our Engineering school which is in the process of preparing for their
requirements including integrated communication and interpersonal Page 13.592.2skills were founded on complaints from industry and were a “response to a known fact: studentswho graduate with engineering degrees are not well prepared to be working engineers” (p. 151).The simulator-based approach presented in this paper concentrates on developing an innovativemeans of incorporating items (a), (b), (e), and (k) from the ABET criteria to assist in thedevelopment of educational experiences that will translate well to industrial application: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and
provide a detailed and communication among educators and also with students.view of how students interact with AI in their engineering And more importantly, many tools allow learning to expandeducation. Findings reveal that students do not yet extensively beyond classroom time and space [6]. Dou found out theuse AI tools in their studies, despite their potential to improve integration of ERNIE Bot 4.0 in teaching of English forlearning outcomes. Many students are either unfamiliar with the Specific Purposes course in (ESP) has improved the teachingcapabilities of tools like ChatGPT or hesitant to fully incorporate proficiency of freshmen from Civil and Architecture of Beijingthem into their learning
college, but socialintegration had no significant effect [9]. The academic integration scale in this study includeditems that reported both student interactions with faculty and student participation in studygroups (with their peers). The social integration scale, however, focused exclusively on informaltime with peers through participation in fine arts activities, sports, and other extracurricularactivities. In contrast, a study of 401 freshmen that focused on the degree to which peers metpersonal and emotional needs of students rather than how much time was spent with those peersdemonstrated that such social support was significantly and positively associated with academicpersistence [10].Studies that focus on academic outcomes other than
situational analysis of semi-structured interviews, we attribute this lack of competenceto “undone ethics” in engineering education. Here, we want to formulate what the ideas aroundundone ethics might look like, particularly in the context of engineering education andengineering ethics. This paper develops the terminology “undone ethics” through exploring theconcept of “undone science,” drawn from literatures of science and technology studies (STS).Undone science is defined as research that has been “left unfunded, incomplete, or generallyignored”[1],[2]. In order to map out the connections of undone ethics to undone science, weattempt to create a typology of undone ethics, drawing from empirical, qualitative data throughinterviews with engineering
future research, including analyzing the findings inlight of key demographics, skill development, and hiring practices. As engineering educators, wehope to uncover and design approaches that will better prepare our students to enter the modernworkforce and develop meaningful solutions through multidisciplinary collaboration.Keywords: Multidisciplinary, professional skills, teamwork, engineering profession, industryperspective1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDTechnology and globalization have created a world of complex problems that requirecomplex solutions. Consequently, engineering students are inheriting a future that 1will require them to work on teams with engineers from a range of disciplines
Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering at OSU and served as a facilitator for both the University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) and Young Scholars Program (YSP) at OSU. Furthermore, he has worked in industry at Toyota through participation in INROADS and he has a high record of service with organizations such as the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). To contact Dr. Long, email: Leroy.Long@erau.edu.Trevion S Henderson, University of Michigan Trevion Henderson is a doctoral student in the Center for Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at the University of Michigan. He recently earned his master’s degree in Higher
ethics as peripheralto engineering practice although in reality, the two are inextricably linked [6].The very structure of engineering education contributes to students’ sentiments towardsethics. The narrow technical emphasis of the engineering curriculum creates “a massiveblack hole whose gravitational pull inexorably absorbs the students’ attention, time, andfidelity“ [4, p. 349]. The crowded curriculum also poses a challenge for programs interestedin providing standalone ethics and societal impact (ESI) courses [6].Beyond the barriers at the student and curricular level, many engineering faculty are illprepared or unwilling to teach ethics. Without the educational background or incentives toacquire that knowledge within the academic reward
activity, etc.). The student is then promptedto gauge their positiveness and negativeness towards the rexam wrapper through the use oftwelve statements - six positive and six negative. The second part is “Characterization” whichhas the student engage with a total of four out of ten bases -- culture, effort, knowing, mindset,power, preference, privacy, self, situation, and usefulness. Each category has its own set ofdescriptors that help the students describe their experience -- if the descriptor is true to thestudent’s experience they move it to the holding area. The final part is “Modeling” which has thestudent re-engage with the descriptors that were true to their experience in relation to thepositiveness and negativeness they described in part
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to create a clearer pathway toobtaining the HE minor for students, thus increasing accessibility for students while alsoresulting in better outcomes for community partners. This paper discusses the process ofrestructuring the HE program to better prepare students for the complexities of community-engaged work.Project Design and Execution: Aligning, Restructuring, AddingFaculty and staff across multiple departments and programs engaged with HE at the universitygathered to address the preparedness of HE students and graduates. Beyond better outcomes forundergraduate students and current community partners, members were motivated by a desire tobuild a cohesive HE program and, eventually, a graduate program. There was ample discussionregarding
Institutes of Health (NIH) recentlyintroduced similar programs called Innovation Corps (I-Corps), which are designed to lead smallteams through customer discovery and business model validation during a seven- to eight-weekbootcamp. Both programs are widely recognized as effective training camps that “preparescientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the university laboratory” andcommercialize new technology faster [7]. These programs are primarily intended for graduatestudents and start-up business leaders, yet there is a need to engage students in entrepreneurialactivities sooner in their education [8]. One study by Pellicane and Blaho [8] adapted the I-Corpsmodel to an undergraduate course and found that students who participated had
, and Beyond with Digital Coherent Signal Processing,”IEEE Commun. electronics II, and antenna systems courses. Mag., vol. 48, no. 7, pp. 62-69, Jul. 2010.[6] Q. Guo, and A. Tran, “Demonstration of 40 Gb/s Wavelength Reused WDM-PON Using Coding and Equalization,” J. Opt. Commun. Netw., vol. 5, no. 10, Oct. 2013. Khaled M. Elleithy received the B.Sc. degree in computer science and[7] K. Iwatsuki, “Application and Technical Issues of WDM-PON,” Proc. automatic control from Alexandria University in 1983, the MS Degree in SPIE 7620, Broadband Access Commun. Techno. IV, 76200C, computer networks from the same university in 1986, and the MS and Ph.D
promote the acquisition and long-term retention of knowledge.4-7 Based onthe frameworks of Blumenfeld et al. (1991), Heitmann (1996), Morgan (1983), and Perrenet(2000), we define PjBL as a pedagogical method that may be a central theme or component of acurriculum.2,7-9 A PjBL experience places emphasis on the application of knowledge overlearning of theory through one or more overarching projects. These projects, which span morethan one class period, often address real-world problems and tend to be interdisciplinary andgroup-work oriented. To encourage student engagement in and ownership of the learningprocess, faculty act as guides by supporting relevant content acquisition and providing
AC 2010-1586: ENGINEERING, REFLECTION AND LIFE LONG LEARNINGNora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh Nora Siewiorek is a graduate student in the Administrative and Policy Studies department in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh where she also received her MS in Information Science. Her research interests include: engineering education and educational assessment and evaluation. Her K-12 outreach activities are organizing a local science fair and a hands on workshop in nanotechnology. Her other research interests are: higher education administration, comparative and international education.Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate
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Wilhelm[2] suggested howmarketing education should incorporate sustainability into their curriculum, the role ofsustainability in marketing strategy, and the implementation of an MBA-level marketing electivecourse, while Wheeler et al.[6] looked at several eLearning models and examined two casestudies with eLearning for education for sustainability applied to formal K–12 settings, highereducation, learning in the workplace or business sector, and also community-based continuingeducation. More examples include Goodnough et al.[7], who presented an overview of thesustainability initiatives at the University of Minnesota, Morris, such as a new environmentalstudies curriculum, and various research and outreach projects.MacDonald[8] described how
transfer program at a Hispanic-Servingcommunity college in California developed effective partnerships with high schools, otherinstitutions of higher education, and industry partners in order to create opportunities forunderrepresented community college students to excel in engineering. Developed through thesepartnerships are programs for high school students, current community college students, andcommunity college engineering faculty. Programs for high school students include a) theSummer Engineering Institute – a two-week residential summer camp for sophomore and juniorhigh school students, and b) the STEM Institute – a three-week program for high schoolfreshmen to explore STEM fields. Academic and support programs for college students
) Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3The first instance of incorporating an ERP system into a business school curriculum was atCalifornia State University – Chico in 199612 with their use of SAP. Since then, the SAPUniversity Alliance program has been developed, where for an annual fee, external hosting ofSAP S4/HANA through sites at California State University-Chico and the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee is provided. Three overseas universities offer hosting services as well.Over 1200 educational institutions are currently