Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) at the University of Toronto. Emily spent 20 years as a professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leading innovation and technology development efforts in a major engineering firm.Dr. Doug Reeve, University of Toronto Dr. Reeve was the founding Director (Emeritus) of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) (2010-2018) at the University of Toronto. He is also Professor Emeritus in Chemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryDr. Andrea Chan, University of Toronto Andrea Chan is a Research Associate at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering | University of TorontoMr. Milan
Paper ID #281022018 Best PIC IV Paper: Engineering Ethics Division: Faculty Perceptions ofChallenges to Educating Engineering and Computing Students About Ethicsand Societal ImpactsMs. Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder Madeline Polmear is a PhD student in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engi- neering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research interests include ethics education and the societal impacts of engineering and technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
question, researching a new topic, synthesizingcourse content, modeling and making tractable a complex problem, self-regulated organizationand group management, coordination and communication between groups of students,prioritization of which information they needed to solve the problem, and considerable timeconstraint.Our intention with this paper is provide instructors with our lessons learned over several years ofimplementation and the guidance to implement a practical, creative, and fun alternative 'epicfinale,’ under COVID circumstances and beyond.MotivationThe original motivation for this work was to provide an authentic and integrative experience forthe students. The instructors wanted to focus on how course topics interconnect using
Educational Media, vol. 27, no. 1-2, pp. 55–67, 2002.[19] Y. Yang and L. F. Cornelius, “Students’ perceptions towards the quality of online education: A qualitative ap- proach.” Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004.[20] R. N. Laili and M. Nashir, “Higher education students’ perception on online learning during covid-19 pandemic,” Edukatif: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 689–697, 2021.[21] T.-m. Wut and J. Xu, “Person-to-person interactions in online classroom settings under the impact of covid-19: a social presence theory perspective,” Asia Pacific Education Review, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 371–383, 2021.[22] G. Toti and M. A. Alipour, “Computer science students’ perceptions of emergency remote
Paper ID #36496A Faculty Learning Community for Building SustainableOpen Educational Resources: Creating a Departmental VideoTutorial LibraryPaul Morrow Nissenson (Professor) Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He teaches courses in the areas of thermo-fluids, heat transfer, numerical modeling, and air pollution control. Paul's main research interests involve exploring how technology can be incorporated into engineering
teams spent 15minutes in breakout rooms to do “speed research.” Another 15 minutes was allotted for the teamsto plan their brief presentations. The timeline was very tight, and students were asked not towork on their presentations outside of class. Informal oral presentations were made in the nextclass period.A comparative summary of these three class periods is provided in Table 2. The studentcomments collected in their surveys reveal influences on their motivations. In the first activity,A7EXT, the leading factors were technology and partner interactions.Technology was associated with mostly negative comments. Comments such as, “I didn't likehow we had to deal with the mural thing I would have liked just talking to my group better,” and“I do
Manufacturing at California State University, Chico. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, mechatronics, robotics, assistive technology, and rehabilitation engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Pilot Implementation of a Task-based, Open-ended Laboratory Project Using MEMS Accelerometers in a Measurements and Instrumentation CourseIntroductionAt California State University (CSU), Chico, we have a course entitled Measurements andInstrumentation. The course has been a requirement for the Mechanical Engineering andMechatronic Engineering majors for many years. It covers such topics as laboratoryinstrumentation and
. 2006, Elsevier, B.V.: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. p. 467-515. [2] Mihelcic, J.R., et al., Sustainability Science and Engineering: The Emergence of a New Metadiscipline. Environmental Science & Technology, 2003. 37(23): p. 5314-5324. [3] McLennan, J.F., The Philosophy of Sustainable Design: The Future of Architecture. 2004, Bainbridge Island, WA: Ecotone Publishing Company LLC. [4] Burian, S. J. "Using a sustainable infrastructure rating system in the civil engineering capstone design course.” in Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. June, 2014, Available: https://peer.asee.org/23281 [5] Cecere, J. “Integrating Sustainability in an Engineering Capstone Course
making sense of information learned during theinspiration stage through recognizing patterns, identifying themes, and finding meaning. In thisstage, what was learned is translated into “actionable frameworks and principles” [12]. In theideation/experimentation stage, ideas and prototypes are rapidly generated and explored untilworkable solutions are found. In the implementation stage, the design is redefined and preparedfor public presentation.Our review of recent literature indicates that the design process is increasingly used atuniversities across the globe. For example, the design process is woven throughout graduateinformation management courses at the University of St. Galen in Switzerland [13]. It underpinsMIT’s D-Lab course, Developing
Engineering Education from the perspective of outreach to mi- norities with focus on women recruitment, retention and progression. Other research activities include: systems and product design, decision analysis, manufacturing, process automation and real-time process control. Dr. Medina is currently appointed as President (2019-2021) of the Manufacturing and Design Division for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). Dr. Medina has received multiple recognitions for her work that include the IISE M&D Outstanding Service Award (2016), UPRM Recog- nition on the 4th Research Academy for Faculty & Postdoctoral Fellowships Symposium (2015-2016), CIAPR Emergent Leader (2015) and UPRM Industrial
: an exploratory study,” IEEE Transactions on Educucation, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 16–21, Feb. 2012.[17] L. Palma et al., “Use of web-based materials to teach electric circuit theory,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 729–734, Nov. 2005.[18] J. Hospodka and J. Biˇc`ak, “Web-based application for electric circuit analysis,” in 2009 4th Int. Multi-Conf. Computing Global Inform. Technology, 2009, pp. 157–160.[19] Anna-Karin Carstensen and Jonte Bernhard, “Student learning in an electric circuit theory course: critical aspects and task design,” European J. Eng. Educ., vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 393–408, Aug. 2009.[20] Anna-Karin Carstensen and Jonte Bernhard, Critical Aspects For Learning in an Electric
scores for the Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineeringcourse, and provide a summary of translational activities resulting from participation in this site,including information on the number and diversity of students impacted from these activities.Introduction“It is a sad reality that other young students from across the globe are clamoring to be admittedinto engineering schools, yet U.S. students, who spend much of their day talking on cell phonescreated by engineers, driving cars designed by engineers, and surfing the Internet made fasterand more engaging by engineers, are passing us by for other opportunities.” – Geoffrey C.Orsak1.While many educators or workers in STEM disciplines might nod in agreement at that statement,they might
project-based teamwork and encouraging student entrepreneurship.Dr. Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University Wade Goodridge, Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education at Utah State University, has taught Solid Modeling, CAD, Introductory Electronics, Surveying, Statics, Assessment and Evaluation, and Introductory Engineering courses at Utah State University. Goodridge has been teaching for the Utah State College of Engineering for more than 15 years. He holds dual B.S degrees in industrial technology education and civil engineering from Utah State University, as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Utah State University. His research interests include metacog- nitive
Similar Tools in Industry PracticeIn recent years, the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has been shiftingtowards an electronic document workflow that facilitates clear, real-time communicationbetween designers, plan checkers, and contractors. A number of software packages are leadingthis coordination of interdisciplinary collaboration for large-scale structural engineering projectsincluding Bluebeam Revu [1], Procore [2], BIM 360 [3], and PlanGrid [4]. Each of thesedocument management tools allow user groups to produce and share design drawings,submittals, reviews, requests for information (RFIs), and field reports [5] as detailed in Table 1.This technology increases efficiency in communication response time and accuracy
viewing, the D2L and MediaSpace data sets illustratedthe most promising results for student participation. The data from the post-class surveys wereless informative because of the lower completion level. From D2L, the average number of videoswatched by all students was approximately ten (>50% of the videos available). The data fromMediaSpace were encouraging as they illustrated a large number of viewings (except for the lasttutorial).Student Opinions on Value and Quality of TutorialsIn the post-class survey students were asked four questions concerning the quality and usefulnessof the tutorials. Unfortunately, the four survey questions were not structured well, leading somestudents to answer “yes” or “no” and others to answer using the Likert
education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 How to Be a Graduate Student (Before I Forget): A Collection of Experiential Wisdom 1. The Case for Sharing WisdomOverall, the number of graduate and doctorate degrees awarded in the US has grown over the course ofthe early 21st century [1]. Fields like engineering and education have been producing PhDs for severaldecades, however recent shifts technology have changed the process of a PhD drastically [2]. The specificnew field of a PhD in engineering education came formally into existence in 2004 with the creation ofPurdue’s School of Engineering Education [3], with programs at
State University,” a Midwestern Research I University, withthose women faculty discussed in 1997, when policies apparently intended to correctdiscriminatory conditions and practices had been in place for almost a decade. The research,foregrounding the voices of women faculty, confronts the question of why, despite theimplementation of these policies, many of their concerns remain. It also suggests strategies formeeting some of the challenges women faculty, especially those in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics, still confront.IntroductionWomen have made great strides in academe. There are more women assistant professors thanever. Yet, despite these gains, few of them become full professors. At issue is whether or notwomen faculty
theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the Accounting EducationChange Commission (AECC), and the Joint Commission for Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations (JCAHO), among others, are requiring higher education institutionsto introduce teamwork activities into their curriculums 6,7,8. Collaborative learning, cooperative learning and other forms of active learning arebeing used in classrooms as ways to promote teamwork among students and enhancetheir learning. Studies on these approaches, as well as on the use of groups in classroomprove that trying to incorporate teams into the classroom is a highly complex task 9. Themany elements involved in the process of introducing teaming to a classroom setting,make such
analyzed to determine ifthey behaved like experts or novices. The data consisted of paper-and-pencil solutions and video-recordings of engineering freshmen and sophomores who were asked to think aloud as theysolved typical statics problems. Data from U.S. students suggested that freshman-sophomoreundergraduate students did not use forward inferencing. In contrast to the U.S. data, students atan Indian Institute of Technology clearly used forward inferencing and showed that beginningundergraduate students can achieve the deep problem solving insight characteristic of experts.The U.S. and Indian data include quantitative and qualitative evidence. The distributions offorward versus backward inferencing are reported. Curriculum and cross-cultural
activities and costs, and reinforcement of technicallearning [12–14]. Skills such as engineering knowledge, new and existing technology, individualinnovation ability and teamwork spirit to solve specific problems were developed as well.According to this model, students are involved in project work, during which they completelearning tasks actively. Also, the knowledge taught during individual course units are linkedsystematically and logically within the whole course [10]. One of the key advantages of using real material scaled models was the enhancement ofproblem-solving skills among the students. By actively participating in the model constructionprocess, students gained valuable insights into the decision-making aspects of
the curriculum.In 1828, the Institution of Civil Engineers defined engineering as “the art of directinggreat sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man.” 1 By 1956, thisdefinition expanded beyond harnessing physical phenomena to include “application ofknowledge” and “design and production.” 2 What remained consistent however, was theidea that engineering is artfully disposed. This suggests a level of care and understandingthat conjoins thought and feeling. If the transformation of science and technology intoproducts and systems requires empathy or “emotional union,” 3 (i.e., the projection of selfinto objects) then the education and training of engineers should include an understandingof intuitive processing.Engineers must
. " “More real-world application, I feel like some of the work is very theoretical and is not very applicable to the world outside of academia.” “Skills in emerging technologies.” “I believe incorporating MORE contemporary issues into our curriculum would be beneficial.” “Knowledge of Contemporary Issues- Many classes focus on using dated examples that do not exactly match up with some of the most relevant challenges in industry today.” “Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools needed for engineering practice.” “The laboratory work and equipment should be updated to more applicable industry standards.” “Improve the mechanical engineering lab because the
Computers in Education Journal published a selected survey of novelapproaches to robotics education for high school and engineering undergraduate levels whichindicated that currently in the U.S.A. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is probably the onlyuniversity that currently offers a stand-alone B.S. degree in Robotics Engineering 1, while otheruniversities such as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology adopted the approach of amultidisciplinary robotics minor for students majoring in Computer Science, Electrical,Computer, Mechanical or Software Engineering 2. With the recent approval by the UniversitySystem of Georgia Board of Regents for new B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering andElectrical and Electronics Engineering to come on line in Fall 2013
also seeks to address key challenges in infrastructure sustainability while promoting long-term resilience in construction.Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University Michael Ige is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Morgan State University, Maryland, where he is pursuing his M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Construction Management and Transportation Engineering. He earned his B.Tech. in Building Structure from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Michael has extensive professional experience managing large-scale heavy construction and fac¸ade projects, including high-rise and industrial developments across
distinct specialty, will suffice for teaching sustainability principles ratherthan the need for integration throughout engineering courses, programs, and departments is 2023 ASEE National Conferencesufficient. As a result, a majority of engineering students graduate without adequate training inhow to solve problems, communicate and collaborate across disciplines, and make critical designdecisions (e.g. related to design, materials sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, disposal, etc.),all of which are fundamental to preparing engineers to succeed in their profession and meettoday’s sustainability-related challenges by developing cutting-edge technological solutions thatare not only more sustainable but net zero
the quote that opened this section [2, p. 513]. It is our hope that thispaper opens a dialogue and builds awareness in our EER community around our epistemologicalperspectives and how those influence our research from conception to dissemination. This workbuilds on our prior research [9], where we developed an understanding of qualitative researchers’epistemological perspectives and values through a discursive examination of voices that emergedin qualitative engineering education research papers. The voices that emerged revealed that somepapers were more aligned with positivist epistemologies with apologetic, generalizable andabstracted voices. Other voices were more aligned with postmodern epistemologies and includedalongside, vulnerable
professional skills, Shuman et al. 7echo the words of John Prados in advocating for a new engineering education paradigm “builtaround active, project based learning; horizontal and vertical integration of subject matter;introduction of mathematical and scientific concepts in the context of application; closeinteraction with industry; broad use of information technology; and a faculty devoted todeveloping emerging professionals as mentors and coaches rather than all-knowing dispensers ofinformation (p. 1)” 3.Situated LearningConsidering the development of professional skills through the lens of situated learning theory,authentic engineering tasks should serve as the context within which professional skills arelearned. Johri and Olds, referencing Engle
” (InterEgr 160) course is offered by the Collegeof Engineering at the University of Wisconsin -Madison to their prospective freshmenengineering students. The course was designed to provide the students with first hand experiencewith working in teams on a design project for real-world clients, which typically consist ofcommunity-service organizations. The objective of the course is to introduce the students to theprocess involved in an engineering design and to provide them with information and experiencenecessary to make informed decisions about whether engineering is the correct field for them.The course focuses more on the engineering design process than the final product. Thus, thecourse goals could be summarized as follows:Upon completion of
, she earned her B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the U-M. Her current research interests include examining the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance and assessing GSIs’ perception and use of active learning teaching methods. Page 23.136.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Active Learning in Engineering: Perspectives from Graduate Student InstructorsAbstractAt large research universities
will involve VLSI architectures. The VLSI digital circuit designs are done using complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology [5]. 3. Integrate software simulation with hands-on laboratory work using MATLAB, its associated SIMULINK package, C++ programming and Mentor Graphics all of which we have at Rowan. 4. Expand student teamwork experience by making group laboratory projects an integral part of the course structure. 5. Continue to improve written and oral communication skills of our students. The proposed educational material development aims to cut across traditional courseboundaries and embodies cross-platform, interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for