alignment with the GRCSEare possible, and are discussed. Finally, the paper presents insights from the authors’experience with the MSSE which may inform the further development of GRCSE.Keywords: Systems Engineering, Education, Curriculum, GRCSE, SERC Page 23.44.2INTRODUCTIONOur local M.S. in Systems Engineering Program was established to meet local needs forScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and economic development, as wellas national needs for system engineering education. From the beginning, the need toproperly develop a full systems engineering curriculum was apparent. At the same time,there was a growing awareness that systems engineering
DivisionAbstract Preparing chemical engineering students for careers in emerging technologies, suchas bioengineering and pharmaceutical engineering, is essential in today’s competitivemarket. To meet the industry (and student) demand for training in bio-focusedengineering, many schools offer specialized curricula that concentrate on the interfacebetween biology and engineering, or offer elective courses at the senior or graduate level.However, integration of biology and chemical engineering at the lower levels and in corecourses is often difficult in curricula that are already filled to capacity. The chemical engineering curriculum at Rowan University has been revised toinclude a Biological Systems & Applications course designed
, several improvements occurred in distance education. The use of television in avariety of forms commenced in the 1960s and is now an important part in distance education3.With the advent of Internet in the recent years, the opportunities for distance education havewidened. Today, distance education is primarily carried out using four types of media: print,voice, video, and computer4. Institutions such as the University of Phoenix, the United StatesOpen University, Western Governors University, and the National Technological University areutilizing these media to offer complete undergraduate and/or graduate programs in distance5.While such programs offer the student more choices then ever before to earn a degree, only alimited number of
. Baharuddin, Ampera, D., Fibriasari, H., Sembiring, M. A. R., & Hamid, A. (2021). Implementation of cloud computing system in learning system development in engineering education study program. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology (IJEMST), 9(4), 728-740. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijemst.21144. Mell, P., & Grance. P. (2011). The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing. Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/ Special Publication 800-1455. https://www.synopsys.com/cloud/insights/essential-cloud-computing- characteristics.html#:~:text=The%20National
Paper ID #42822Work-in Progress: Engaging the Undergraduate Thermodynamics ClassroomUsing Mini-Adventures in the Entrepreneurial MindsetDr. Timothy Shenk, Campbell University Dr. Timothy Shenk, Assistant Professor at Campbell University, received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) in 2016, a masters from Colorado School of Mines, and an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University. Interests include improving undergraduate education, undergraduate research, and student outreach.Dr. Najmus Saqib, Marian University
the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. He received his B.S. from National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan, and M.S. and Eng.Sci.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Columbia University. After a 20-year career in the semiconductor industry, he joined SUNY New Paltz in 2018 with research interests in stress-induced phenomena in engineering materials, microelectronics reliability, additive manufacturing, and interdisciplinary engineering education.Dr. Nancy Campos, SUNY New Paltz Nancy Campos is the Project Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation & Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at SUNY New Paltz. She received her B.A. in Art History, Ed.M
develop the concept design of an ocean energysystem that could compete favorably with a conventional power plant.This paper summarizes this capstone experience and reflects on other opportunities at the U.S.Naval Academy to learn of renewable ocean energy technologies. But, first, a review of currentcapabilities and recent trends in offshore renewable energy recovery seems appropriate.Renewable Offshore Energy Recovery SystemsOceans cover nearly 70% of the earth’s surface and represent a potentially large source ofoffshore renewable energy. Yet, the available power capacity from renewable offshore energyrecovery systems is less than 400 MW. And, more than half of this is attributed to a single tidalpower plant at La Rance, FR. Is it yet time to
innovative presentation techniques,communication strategies (written and oral) for varied audiences, and emerging webcommunication technologies. Finally, the outreach events of the Engineering AmbassadorProgram provide the context and practice forum for concepts and skills learned in the course.While this model works at Penn State, a key issue in the dissemination of the Network is thatother institutions do not have the required speech course to learn a foundation of presentationskills or an advanced communication course to learn the advanced presentation skills that aresuited to communicating to a variety of audiences. In addition, many institutions do not havefaculty who can teach these advanced engineering communication skills. Therefore
advancing technology,is increasing the necessity for astute critical thinking skills, yet many students arrive at the universitywith these skills underdeveloped. Such higher-level thinking involves analyzing, evaluating, andcreating (the topmost three levels of thinking in Bloom‟s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain revisedby Anderson in 2001). Several researchers in the late 1990s into the 2000s have shown thatprocessing new information using these thinking skills increases students‟ information retention. Inaddition, thinking critically helps prepare students to become successful global citizens because theycan make the decisions and solve the problems of modern life more astutely, having both theknowledge retained and the thinking skills developed
college. MEP and AVIDparticipants typically experience frequent relocation as their parents find work. For manyparticipants, English is their second language, and Spanish their primary and only language inwhich they are fluent. Furthermore, for most, it is their first experience with a virtual engineeringsummer program. The new virtual format delivered in 2020, exposed a new set of inequalitiesamong participants from MEP and AVID. These inequalities included but were not limited toprior-exposure to technology, access to Wi-Fi, restrictions on school-issued devices, and resourcesin their home to support projects.In an attempt to ensure a positive experience for all participants in the new virtual format, theteam provided inclusivity training
AC 2012-4147: TENSIONS WITH PBL IMPLEMENTATION IN UNDER-GRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION: RESULTS FROM TEACH-ING PRACTICEDr. Angela van Barneveld, Purdue University Angela van Barneveld is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the College of Education (learning design and technology) at Purdue University, and a Program Manager at IBM (business analytics). Research inter- ests include problem-based learning, engineering education, professional education, and the transfer and application of academic learning to practice (workplace).Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, and Assistant Professor of engineering
Paper ID #29409Kindergartners’ Engagement in an Epistemic Practice of Engineering:Persisting and Learning from Failure (Fundamental)Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is Professor of Science and Engineering Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences at Towson University. She has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked briefly as a process engineer, and taught high school physics and pre-engineering. She has taught engineering and science to children in multiple formal and informal settings. As a K- 8 pre-service teacher educator, she
Paper ID #10333Engineering Students’ Experiences of Workplace Problem SolvingDr. Rui Pan, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering and Education at Texas A&M. After studying philosophy and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri- Columbia. He worked at Concordia University, Montreal and has been the director of the Institute of P-12 Engineering Research and Learning at Purdue
served as a National Science Foundation ASEE Visiting Scholar. In 2010 she was honored at the XI Confer- ence on Engineering and Technology Education (INTERTECH 2010) in Ilh´eus, Brazil with an award in Recognition of Global Outreach and Contributions to the fields of Engineering and Technology Education Worldwide. Dr. Larkin is the author of a book chapter published in 2010 entitled ”Women’s Leadership in Engineering” in K. O’Connor (Ed.) Gender and Women’s Leadership: A Reference Handbook (Vol 2, pp. 689 – 699). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.Jessica Uscinski, American University Page 23.1197.1
AC 2009-439: TIME-KEEPING EXPERIMENTS FOR A MECHANICALENGINEERING EDUCATION LABORATORY SEQUENCEJohn Wagner, Clemson UniversityKatie Knaub, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Page 14.1271.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Time Keeping Experiments for a Mechanical Engineering Education Laboratory SequenceAbstractThe evolution of science and technology throughout history parallels the development of timekeeping devices which assist mankind in measuring and coordinating their daily schedules. Theearliest clocks used the natural behavior of the sun, sand, and water to approximate fixed timeintervals. In the
efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and socialjustice efforts in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines [19].1These students who choose to engage in such efforts must often take on additional intellectual,personal, emotional, and social labor that is often unseen or hidden in the eyes of the doctoralprogram. Additional labor may come in the form of the desire to be involved in outreach1 These efforts often include the aforementioned diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, but can also includeaccess, belonging, and other goals. Each goal is distinct, but for the purposes of this paper, we will use “socialjustice” as an umbrella term to refer to these goals collectively [11], [12], [14
argue thatproviding opportunities to foster contextual awareness and student engagement should result ingreater satisfaction for all students.BackgroundEducators, professionals and policy-makers alike recognize that contemporary engineering mustbe studied and practiced in context. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) envisions an“Engineer of 2020” who demonstrates “dynamism, agility, resilience, and flexibility” to designfor an uncertain and rapidly changing world.1 Contextual conditions like a fragile globaleconomy, increased mobility of jobs and workers, rapid development of information andcommunication technologies, growing calls for social responsibility,2 and rising complexity ofengineered products3 all warrant engineering students
– and their motivation- that comprise those markets. The focus of the current re-search is not on the corresponding impact that those people have on the potential success ofthe technology in question, rather it is on the engineer/founder – their motivation or need toperform (achievement) and their emotions (feelings) that impact innovative action.The reasons for motivation and emotional effects of gender on creative approaches remainunclear. Will a pattern of gendered perceptions of challenge and disagreement spark creativeindividual solutions and innovation? Multiple studies suggest that innovation occurs in organ-izations and the classroom [1, 2] when there is psychological safety and opportunity for indi-vidual and team creativity. Previous
implemented to encourage accessibility to work-integrated learningexperiences. The networking strand referred to how students were utilizing their personal andprofessional networks to gain references and insights into WILs. Mapping student identitytrajectories in relation to their participation in WILs allowed us to further understand theintricacies of their journeys while also retaining the authenticity of their accounts, experiences,and emotions.MethodsData Source and RecruitmentThe data for this study comes from a larger mixed-methods study focused on characterizinglatent diversity in engineering. Latent diversity is defined as the attitudes, mindsets, and beliefsthat are not readily visible in a classroom that may inform our understanding of how
, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural impacts of technological choices made by engineers in the process of designing and creating new devices and systems. Her work considers the intentional and unintentional consequences of durable struc- tures, products, architectures, and standards in engineering education, to pinpoint areas for transformative change.Dr. Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder Beth A. Myers is the Director of Analytics, Assessment and Accreditation at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a BA in biochemistry, ME in engineering management
Education, 2025Introduction & Lit RevThis critical theory paper promotes the understanding of nonbinary student experiences inscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and how they gain support to persist inSTEM. Promoting inclusion of transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming (TNBGNC)students has been recognized by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine(NASEM) as a growing area of change for the field of engineering (NASEM, 2018). In the 2022cycle of the Common App, Jaschik reports that over 26,000 potential students (2.2%) of the 1.2million applicants identified as TNBGNC and over 36,000 potential students (3%) identified asusing they/them pronouns (Jaschik, 2023). These statistics are further mounting
-part hypothesis motivated further study and change in the assignment gradingscheme: 1. Can the de-coupling of “evaluation” and “assessment” criteria in an assignment reduce student stress? 2. Can the same de-coupling assignment design improve student writing effectiveness?Literature ReviewAssignment construction is a long-researched endeavor continuing to evolve as scholars study thecomplex relationship between faculty and students. Research questions focused on the increaseddemand on faculty in academic settings, such as increases in class sizes compounded by higherresearch productivity goals, are sometimes answered by use of new technologies allowing forautomations of the grading process [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. Potentially
informed by applied cognitive and social sciences. In contrast,students taking classes during the pandemic age of remote work developed start-up actions toengage on a team through a shared vision and attempted ways to pivot and change from animpact that could not be predicted ahead of time. Studies suggest students tackled learning tocollaborate through task and process content individually while physically separated fromtheir classmates retrospectively not prospectively. Thus, without explicit practice orpreparation new routines were unknowingly established for collaborating from a distance.In the present study we extend our preliminary analysis of 150 engineering students at apublic university in California. We identify the characteristics from
. Thefollowing sections introduce and elaborate upon each of the CoCP.Domain-Relevant SkillsThe creativity literature demonstrates that domain knowledge16 and experience17,18 are essentialto creativity. Domain knowledge and skills are dependent on formal and informal intentionalpractice, experience, and longevity. Expertise—proficiency as a result of sustained engagementwithin a field—requires the construction of schematic knowledge organized by abstractprinciples. 14,19,20,21Chase and Simon’s seminal study about chess suggests ten years of disciplined practice arenecessary to attain expert status.22 New case study work18,23,24 related to creative performancealso indicates years of practice are essential before expertise manifests creative
, Environmental and Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He is a registered professional engineer and on the NSPE board for Professional Engineers in Higher Education. He has been active in ASEE serving in the FPD, CIP and ERM. He is the past chair of the IN/IL section. He is a fellow of the Teaching Academy and listed in the Book of Great Teachers at Purdue University. He was the first engineering faculty member to receive the national Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. He was a co-recipient of the National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engi- neering and Technology Education and the recipient of the National
actual experiences in engineering colleges do not match theirinitial expectations, negative attitudes will emerge and attrition will occur (Astin & Astin, 1992; Shuman, et. al.,1999). The set of perceived attitudes about engineering that students bring with them into the first year ofcollege will potentially affects their perceptions of engineering, motivation to learn, self-confidence,competency, performance, and eventually retention. The attitudes developed during college years will affect inthe long run their awareness of contemporary engineering issues, understanding of the impact of technology onthe advancement of society and engagement in life long learning (Besterfield-Scare, et. al., 1998).Self-confidence. The correlation between
the transition to and from remote learning includingisolation and difficulty establishing relationships with peers and faculty. This has implications forissues of equity for entire cohorts of students who had less opportunity and resources to developrelationships and therefore do not have the same informal information pathways that help themsuccessfully navigate the university. IntroductionThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that began in Spring 2020 has continued to vex the return to‘normal’ in-person instruction at colleges and universities as highly contagious variants proliferate.Prior to the start of the Fall 2021 semester, Texas experienced a surge of COVID-19 cases andhospitalizations due to the
focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Candice Guy-Gayt´an, BSCS Science LearningDr. Joshua Alexander Ellis, Florida International University Dr. Joshua Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Florida International University. His scholarly interests include facilitating the promotion of
among 72 total STEMstudents that placed into precalculus by an institutional math placement exam were randomlyallocated into either precalculus or a pilot corequisite calculus course with precalculus review.The content, delivery, and outcomes of the first semester offering of the corequisiteimplementation of precalculus and calculus will be discussed. The short-term success of thecorequisite course using survey results, DFW rates, and retention in the engineering major willbe examined.IntroductionHigh school students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)disciplines are entering college unprepared to take calculus during their first semester at college.While many incoming college students are taking the
Bailey is a Ph.D. student at the Center for Design Research in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford University. Her research interests include academic and professional identity development of engineering students, academic advising of engineering students, history of engineering education in the U.S., and the organization of engineering education programs. Ms. Bailey received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Spelman College and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she was a NASA Women in Science and Engineering Scholar. She also holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.Sheri