completing an online questionnaire • Review documentation (e.g., website, facility layout, organizational structure, etc.) • A facilitated on-site discussion • A facility walk-through • A detailed report that includes observations and recommendations Figure 1. CR Assessment ProcessDuring the on-site facilitated session, the following topic areas are discussed (abridged): • History o General information o Reasons for being successful o Strategic plan • Marketing/Sales o Recent sales numbers o Weaknesses, threats, and opportunities o Strategic marketing plan • Customers o Primary customers/profiles o International business
Paper ID #32948Building a Community of Empowerment for Women in STEM with a FocusonCommunity College WomenProf. Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh is a professor at Springfield Technical Community College, where she teaches courses in physics, engineering mechanics, and structures. A graduate of the engineering transfer program at STCC, McGinnis-Cavanaugh holds a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Mas- sachusetts Amherst. She focuses on developing meaningful educational strategies to recruit and retain a diverse student body in engineering and
Division, he is also co-founder of the International Network for Engineering Studies (www.inesweb.org) and co-editor of its journal Engineering Studies (www.tandf.co.uk/journals/engineeringstudies). Page 15.1368.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 1 What is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators1 One approach to the question “What is global engineering education for?” is to examine thecareer trajectories of
purpose of theSOAR program assessment was to examine the program during the summer of 2021 and gain adeeper understanding of the intern’s experiences. Specifically, the goals were to: 1. Understand intern perceptions of the program and what sets SOAR apart as a program. 2. Explore intern’s learning experiences in the SOAR program. 3. Provide recommendations for future assessment.To address these goals, this paper focuses on two major results and describes areas of futureinquiry. In Section 4, we focus on intern’s perceptions of the SOAR program which includes(4.1) why student’s chose SOAR and (4.2) how interns described the program to inform futurerecruitment efforts as assessed through interview and focus group data. In Section 5, we focus
, hardware configurations, and the tensile testingprocedure. Following approval from lead engineers, the student led the actual testing process,instructing a load operator to incrementally apply loads until the coupon reached failure. Oncethe dog bone fractured at the designated point, she collected and analyzed the data, comparing itto predicted results and documenting the findings in the TPS.Figure 3. Test Preparation Sheet used in this work to provide technical work instructions for test support personnel.This project presented several challenges. Initially, the use of steel and overly large coupondimensions hindered progress, prompting the switch to aluminum and scaled-down dimensions.Additionally, early
internalization of certain valuesover others.IntroductionGraduate students engaging in research education are vying for admission to a community ofscholars, learning to operate within specific requirements, regulations, and expectations in eachfield of study [1]. Shifts in how doctoral students view themselves and their peers, their mentors,the field, and generated knowledge occur throughout the research education process.Simultaneously, students proceed through the process of taking on or rejecting values and valuesystems (axiology) that are proliferated and perpetuated in their professional field of study. Inaddition to messages conveyed from graduate development within engineering environments,graduate students also bring their beliefs about knowledge
data transfer between theflight system and the ground station. This will ensure reliable transmission of real-time teleme-try during ascent and descent. Additionally, we plan to integrate three supplementary payloads:(1) a 5.7k resolution 360° camera for flight documentation, (2) a SPOT Trace GPS tracker forredundancy in tracking and recovery, and (3) a venting system to regulate internal pressure andtemperature of the balloon. These components were core elements of the University’s contribu-tions to the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project from 2022 to 2024 [5].Result & Discussion The preliminary findings from this research reflect not only strong technical progress toward asuccessful flight in June 2025, but also highlight the
Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446 2 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634AbstractThis paper reports on the results of a unique undergraduate student internship and researchexperience conducted at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, supported by a U.S. Departmentof Education award. The program specifically aims to engage students from minority servicinginstitutions in research and internships while enhancing their academic and professionaldevelopment. The student selected for this experience is from a minority backgroundunderrepresented in STEM, and this internship
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their ideas are valuable andencouraged. This was initially not an obvious goal as there are more responsibilities inoverseeing the entire workshop program. We try to regularly build connections with the rest ofthe team not only to create an atmosphere of growth within the job, but also to encouragefriendships between all members. Beyond our student coordinators, our program is overseen bytwo faculty advisors who oversee the makerspace as a whole. At the moment, their roles areDirector of [Makerspace] Technical Operations and Advanced Technology & PrototypingSpecialist. They handle interaction with internal university systems, like funding and accesscontrol for physical resources, but leave the content and management of workshops to
Paper ID #42232Leveraging an Active-Learning Approach through Online Courses to FosterSustainable, Equitable, and Resilient Infrastructure ConceptsMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure construction projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. candidate at Department of Civil and Environmental
Education and International Society of Teacher Education. She is also the founder of Sunny Skies Academy, where she provides educational services to under-resourced communities in the US and abroad. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Looking into the Design of Accessible Musical Instruments for Musicians withPhysical DisabilitiesIntroduction and Literature ReviewWith a longstanding history of usage for human creativity and expression as well as anopportunity for professional career development, music performance has been and must remainaccessible to all those who desire to learn, perform, or enjoy it. Though the nature of musicperformance varies drastically today due to the availability of
battery user demands, there isa corresponding challenge, particularly in North America, for universities to provideknowledgeable engineering technical talent related Li-ion cell assembly/production, and testingneeds. The engineering skills go beyond those provided by a typical engineering education. Thiscritical role must, be met by North American universities. The work presented here reviews ourapproach in one way to possibly help meet those technical skill needs.3) Producing Lithium Ion Cells and Batteries – More Than Just Electrochemistry Establishing a Li-ion cell assembly and testing laboratory requires an array of tools,equipment, and workers possessing the required skill sets. Some of the basic equipment needs,such as precision
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Advancing Teachingand Learning Through Research. [Online]. Available: https://learning.northeastern.edu/course-learning-outcomes/. [Accessed: 26-Mar-2024].[11] J. A. Zachman, “A framework for information systems architecture,” IBM Systems JournalVolume 26 Issue 3, 1987. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5387671.[Accessed: 25-Nov-2023].[12] R. Sessions, “A Comparison of the Top Four Enterprise-Architecture Methodologies,”Microsoft Developer Network: Enterprise Architecture, May-2007. [Online]. Available:https://web.archive.org/web/20170310132123/https:/msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb466232.aspx. [Accessed: 25-Nov-2023].[13] C. D. Tupper, “2 – Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and Methodologies,” DataArchitecture: From
microstructure fabrication involves a wide array of disciplines, fromcondensed matter physics, materials science, and electrochemistry to niche subfields such aselectron microscopy. The integrative nature of microelectronics has been emphasized since the1970s, with governmental funding for interdisciplinary research centers being especially notable.Prevailing the engineering science landscape, it is undeniable that developing advancedcomputer chips requires cross-discipline collaboration, technical support and communication. Aswe have previously shown in [2], interdisciplinarity can be practiced in the classroom, givingstudents a head start on professional development and career choice. The Division of Engineering Programs at the State
circular slots, and internal tunnels are created to allow the wiring to pass throughthe back of the head. The ears of the bat are designed to friction-fit into the head using slots andprotrusions, while the head itself is attached to the battery casing via a hook-and-slot system. Oncethe vehicle design is finalized, the wiring for the microphones and speakers is done to meet theproject's objectives. Following the design finalization, the bat head and ears are 3D-printed usingABS and QSR support material, and all printed parts undergo a sodium hydroxide bath to removethe QSR support material. The remaining electronics and 3D-printed parts are assembled and wiredinto the UAS to enable autonomous flight. The flight computer is programmed to navigate
lower elementary [3]. Research suggests emerging technologies have great potential toimprove learning and help students develop an interest in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) [1]. In essence, academia, non-profits, and for-profits have begun todevelop AI curricula and resources for pre-college education [2]. The Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) recently released ‘The Middle School AI + Ethics Curriculum,’ whichintegrates ethics in technical lessons to develop students’ ethical design skills [2].BackgroundArtificial Intelligence in Pre-College EducationArtificial Intelligence (AI) in literature is defined as “the science and engineering of creatingintelligent machines” [4, p. 2]. AI is a branch of CS that merges
accomplishments were the development and implementation of education and research programs in partnership with Brazil; some of these programs are still in place today. She also supported the establishment of the TAMU Soltis Center in Costa Rica. Three awards she is most proud of are the 2021 International Education Administrators (IEA) Fulbright France Award, the TAMU Tradition of Excellence Award in 2007, and winning the Women’s Tennis NCAA Division-2 National Championship in 2001 with the Lynn University team. Dr. Alves speaks three languages fluently (Spanish, Portuguese, and English) and conversational-level French. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and a MS in Marketing from Texas A&M
experience in instrument development and validation analysis. Her research in- terests lie in developing reliable and valid measures for assessing complex engineering competencies, such as systems thinking skills. More particularly, she’s interested in assessing engineering students’ socio-technical systems thinking skills during their design process. In addition to her work on instrument development, Tiantian is also passionate about exploring the experiences of international scholars in the United StatesDr. Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Douglas is an Associate Professor in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. Her research is focused on improving methods of assessment in engineering
CentralFlorida. It is a constituent unit in the High Impact Practices Hub, Division of Student Learning andAcademic Success in the College of Undergraduate Studies. The office provides access to high-impact, international experiences for students interested in studying or interning outside the UnitedStates as a portion of their degree program. Staff provide advising and support for students seekingto study abroad. A comprehensive portfolio of over 150 programs offered accommodate all areasof study and a broad spectrum of student budgets. Faculty interested in leading a program overseasreceive support and guidance in developing a program to complement their curriculum, planningfor overseas travel, and program delivery.3. Candidate Destinations
language processing, and explore the theories andmethods of language intelligence. Specific construction contents include: 1) Natural language understanding and discourse computing 2) Multilingual Machine Translation and automatic evaluation 3) Emotion calculation and public opinion monitoring 4) Multimodal deep learningTHE CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN LANGUAGE LAB 176.Challenges and Prospects6.1 ChallengesWith the advancement of globalization, countries at home and abroad are facing acomplex multicultural environment. In order to cope with the multi-culturalenvironment and enhance its international influence, China urgently needs to cultivateinternational talents with cross-cultural
graduation [1].These trends have led to considerable growth in the number of engineering students participatingin global educational experiences, along with continued innovation and growth in new anddifferent program formats [2]. While international sojourns involving study, research, and/orinternship experiences abroad remain prevalent and are often viewed as most impactful, on-campus and online/virtual learning experiences have also been developed and offered toengineering students at many schools. Such programs tend to be more scalable and resourceefficient as compared to travel-based programs, potentially allowing more engineering studentsto receive some amount of exposure to global engineering without needing to leave their homecampuses [3
edition of their field course studying public health in Brazil2,3.This novel course structure pairs together an equal number of students from each university andintegrates the students completely throughout the multi-week experience. The immersive natureof the course puts students in direct contact with relevant professionals in Brazil and divides thecontact time between technical lectures and in-depth visits at field sites. Additionally, the courseis conducted in English to reduce any potential language barriers between participants.Coincident with the success of the inaugural public health course, which has continued to beoffered annually, SEAS began to look for new ways to offer international experiences for itsengineering undergraduates. Due
manufacture a Tequila bottle Abstract. International teamwork is a skill valued by employers with a global footprint. Development of the engineering workforce to meet the demands of an increasingly global industry includes skills beyond the mastering of the technical content. In this project, we connected groups from Clemson University (CU) in the US and ITESO Guadalajara in Mexico in a 9-week project to engineer a process to manufacture a commemorative Tequila bottle. Wepicked a Tequila bottle to emphasize its cultural background, degree of spread around the world, and familiarity to the students. All activities were online, and the project was framed as COIL.The course in CU, of 34 mechanical engineering majors, was Manufacturing
, Oct 2014, pp. 1–4. [7] C.-S. Hwang, P. Yu, Y.-C. Su, and K.-C. Tseng, “Validation of course prerequisites based on student grade using fuzzy association rules,” in 2009 International Conference on Management and Service Science, Wuhan, China, 2009, pp. 1–3. [8] D. C. Easter, “Factors influencing student prerequisite preparation for and subsequent performance in college chemistry two: A statistical investigation,” Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 87, no. 5, pp. 535–540, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1021/ed800165t [9] S. M. Lord, M. W. Ohland, and R. Layton, “Understanding diverse pathways: Disciplinary trajectories of engineering students: Year 3-NSF REE grant 1129383,” in 2015 ASEE Annual Conference
conversation in recent years within the United Statesand both it and the related concepts of macroethics and sociotechnical thinking have beenfeatured in multiple sessions at the American Society for Engineering Education’s annualconferences. Although engineering is frequently taught from a fairly decontextualized,reductionist viewpoint ([1], [2], [3]), engineering practice is sociotechnical in nature ([4], [5],[6]). This disconnect may leave students ill-prepared for their future workplaces [7], and it mayalso create a false sense of what to expect from engineering practice that could impactpersistence through engineering programs.Social justice, macroethics, and sociotechnical thinking have a number of definitions varying bycontext. For the purpose
register the full load of their undergraduate engineering program at UDEM and study Japanese two hours daily including summers. Japanese language teachers are sent by NUT to that effect. 3) At least two NUT professor visit UDEM during the first year to discuss technical issues and learn about the students’ progress in Japanese language. 4) Additionally, an employee of NUT visits UDEM to audit the work of the Japanese language teachers at UDEM. 5) In the summer of their second years in the program, UDEM students visit Nagaoka University for three weeks for an intensive course in Japanese and for a cultural adaptation program. 6) In the November before the departure in March of the UDEM
represent course sets, whilethe internal nodes represent requirement sets. Table 2 provides descriptions for each node in therequirement tree. The root node at level zero corresponds to the requirement set of this program.To satisfy the degree requirements of the Associate of Arts program, all the 10 requirements atlevel one of the tree need to be satisfied, from which the sum of credit hours must be greater thanor equal to 60. Similarly, Figure 4 shows the requirement tree of the Art History program at theUniversity of Arizona. And the descriptions of this requirement tree are listed in Table 3. All the 15requirements at level one of this requirement tree need to be satisfied, from which the sum of credithours must be greater than or equal to 120
, “Human Cost of Disasters: An Overview of the last 20 years 2000 - 2019,” CRED, UNDRR, Brussels, 2020.[2] E. Hendriks and A. Opdyke, “The influence of technical assistance and funding on perceptions of post-disaster housing safety after the 2015 Gorkha earthquakes in Nepal,” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 73, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102906.[3] C. Calle Müller, P. B. Santaniello, I. Zisis, A. Elawady, and M. Elzomor, “Towards Developing a Modernized Wind Engineering Curricula,” in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2023.[4] J. Rose and K. Chmutina, “Developing disaster risk reduction skills among informal construction workers in Nepal,” Disasters, vol. 45