stakeholders. With confirmation or adjustmentbased on conference feedback, this capstone classification will be available for use by thecapstone community, which will facilitate exchange between capstone practitioners, and supportfuture Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) work into capstones by providing acommon language to compare these complex courses.IntroductionEngineering capstone design courses are a critical component of modern engineering education,serving as a bridge between academic learning and professional practice [1]. These coursesprovide a culminating experience where students apply theoretical knowledge and technicalskills to address real-world engineering challenges. By engaging in practical, hands-on projects,students
which they apply models to draw inferentialconclusions about real-world data. An interdisciplinary team of instructors has enriched thecourse’s existing case studies with STS frameworks to provide students the necessary scaffoldingto engage in substantive critical work on final projects.This paper reflects on the broader goal of building a sociotechnically integrated undergraduatedata science curriculum including a dedicated STS class on “human contexts and ethics” and apedagogical training class. Through these case studies and reflections, the paper sharesinstitutional and interdisciplinary lessons learned from co-designing multiple courses withinstructors across disciplines
blog: Students were evaluated by the instructors throughout the semester on their engagement in and contribution to class discussions, as well as a series of blog entries in which they shared their discoveries, insights, and points of view as they progressed through the three class projects. • Personal health project, in which students were paired with a classmate and sought to address one area of health for their partner by interviewing, gaining empathy, developing a journey map, tracking data and quantifying findings, designing an intervention, and testing the impact of the intervention through further data tracking and analysis. This project, presented orally at a design critique review session
importantaspects of the topics we explored for engagement across our communities. Planning involves thedesign of a process to investigate the questions and hypotheses developed. We spent time duringthe workshop exploring the different ongoing efforts at each of our institutions and generatingnew ideas for how we could collaborate on common shared problems in supporting a broadrepresentation of students in engineering, authentic learning experiences, and larger questions ofworkforce development. Investigation carries out the development of an understanding of thephenomenon. We continued this work after each workshop session by taking data generated bythe group through discussion and field notes and synthesizing the core ideas of the conversationand
Auckland. At the time of this writing, theproject for the 2020 implementation of the Capstone course has not been selected.2.2 Team Formation and Initial Communications to StudentsAbout halfway through Semester 1, students are given a brief overview of the Capstone projectand begin forming themselves into teams using a specific software application with the guidanceof Capstone course coordinators. In the Capstone Project, students generally work in teams of nine(with a few exceptions depending on the total enrolment). Experience from a trial year and twoyears of large classes in the Capstone course has shown that with six major specialisations withinCivil Engineering, a team of nine works well. Teams of eight are workable, but if a
research. In the Center, she also supports other research projects and undergraduate labs on topics of high school science pedagogy and student engagement in science.Dr. Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame Gina Navoa Svarovsky is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for STEM Education and the Faculty Director of the University’s Center for Broader Impacts. She has studied how young people learn engineering for nearly two decades.Mia Lettau, University of Notre DameKimberly MarfoAndrea Lorena Ortiz, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile Andrea is an Engineering MSc student with a major in Engineering, Design & Innovation and a PE Diploma in Information
to studentsglobal competence scores is as complete as possible.Methodology 2: Using the Slack collaboration platform Now it is clear that ‘lack of student engagement’ is one of the main weaknesses of theonline gPBLs, which might have caused almost zero growth in the total global competencescores of the institutional online gPBLs’ survey for AY2021. What steps can be taken tomeasure participants’ engagement to improve the online gPBLs and to make them moreeffective? First and foremost, communication in group work is just as essential as it would bein a traditional ‘face to face’ program. Being in the same place encourages all team membersto participate and contribute. Online gPBLs lose this physical presence, non-verbalcommunication, and
it an empowering and accessible tool for engineering students.7 Reflections on Impact and Next StepsCalculus for the Modern Engineer seeks to align calculus education with thecomputational and practical needs of contemporary engineering. By rethinking thetraditional structure and emphasizing project-based learning, computation, and real-worldapplications, this course offers a blueprint for modernizing the mathematics curriculum forengineers. The successful pilot has shown that integrating computational tools like Juliawith rigorous mathematical principles not only deepens student understanding but alsoenhances their ability to apply calculus meaningfully in engineering contexts. Studentevaluations indicate strong engagement, with 85
implementation of a dedicated precalculus course.To address these obstacles, the aim of this study is to understand the impact of accessibleprecalculus practice opportunities to all students, with the goal of enabling them to enhance theirprecalculus skills without feeling overwhelmed. This objective was achieved by integratingprecalculus instruction into the curriculum of Calculus II and assessing its outcomes.Literature ReviewThere is acknowledgement that the math course entry point in curricula for engineering studentsmay differ among students based on socio-economic and minority classifications. Those who arefirst generation college students, Underrepresented Minority (URM)1 students, or those with feweracademic opportunities in secondary education
to their students formany years. Some individual teachers may find it challenging to engage in robotics-aided STEMeducation due to their lack of required TPACK self-efficacy (see [5,9] for details about TPACKself-efficacy). Moreover, all robotics-aided STEM lessons are not the same, i.e., their difficultylevels may vary due to variations in the required TPACK. Specifically, while some lessons maybe more complicated from the design or programming (technology) point of view, others may becomplicated from the teaching, learning, or assessment (pedagogical) point of view, and theincorporation of robots (technology) may also impact the pedagogy. Thus, it is important toconcentrate on investigating the TPACK framework for individual teacher and
they are working towarddegree completion.Program ManagementThis one-of-a-kind scholarship program has a complex structure and requires carefulcoordination. Because the program continues to evolve and develop, we created a checklist toensure all key tasks are correctly completed throughout the year (see Appendix A). The checklistcomponents include information on marketing and recruitment, communications, student supportservices, event coordination, and program evaluation and assessment activities; and it is crucialfor replicating and improving program management. In some aspects, the working checklistbecomes a reflective journal for the current year. While there were aspects we planned out beforeimplementation, some facets of the program are
with industrial partners to establish a Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) Site program, focusing on academia-industry collaborations in SST. ThisREU program intends to train undergraduate students to serve as the catalysts to facilitate theresearch infusion between academic and industrial partners. This student-driven joint venturebetween academia and industry is expected to establish a virtuous circle for knowledge exchangeand contribute to advancing fundamental research and implementation of SST. The programfeatures: formal training, workshops, and supplemental activities in the conduct of research inacademia and industry; innovative research experience through engagement in projects withscientific and practical merits in both
curriculum. Thecommon program, taught entirely in-house, provides the opportunity for the earlydevelopment of a sense of belonging and identity as an engineer. Data presented in the formof student feedback, assessment results and evaluations suggest that this program may wellprovide examples of best practice.IntroductionIn the mid 1990s a series of international reviews of engineering education1,2,3, called forengineering graduates to be: “more outward looking, more attuned to the real concerns of communities. Courses should promote environmental, economic and global awareness, problem-solving ability, engagement with information technology… communication, management and teamwork skills, but on a sound base of mathematics and
ariver with flood-protection levees on either side. In addition to having students gain experienceusing new technologies, integrating UAVs into the coursework was intended to improvestudents’ engagement with relevant and current issues and tools in civil engineering. Theresearch questions posed in this study are: ● Can UAV technology be integrated into the civil engineering curriculum with readily available tools, at a reasonable cost, and without significant investment in resources? ● Do experiences with UAV technology and mapping improve student engagement and attitudes about trying new technologies?Literature ReviewAt the time that this paper was written, we found little evidence of UAVs being used in civilengineering curricula
tempting to treat the specification andmeasurement of learning outcomes as an obstacle.In contrast to that view, this paper argues that outcomes based assessment benefits the design andcontinuing improvement of study abroad courses. To support this claim, the paper describes thedesign and assessment of “Jefferson in France 1787: Connoisseurship, Commerce, andEngineering,” a study abroad course taught at the University of Virginia that develops severalABET Criterion 3 outcomes, specifically, (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams,(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a globaland societal context, (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, lifelonglearning, and (j
. Page 11.912.12ConclusionThe scope of KEEP and the impact of the SPDRweb have no boundaries. Beginning as a PDactivity, it develops into a STEM community filled with current classroom teachers,mathematicians and scientists, university faculty, students at all grade levels and community andindustry partnerships. Upon participating in the PD activities, pre-service and classroomteachers receive benefits of the cross-disciplinary program. When these teachers return to theirschools and utilize components of KEEP, the school community benefits from the well qualifiedteachers and cross-disciplinary instructional materials. Students are offered a new hands-onapproach to STEM, other faculty are encouraged to engage in such learning activities
in the area of Biomaterials.RETs also participated in professional development sessions centered on classroom instructionand designed to help them translate their new scientific knowledge into a one-weekinquiry-based teaching module. Modules were aligned with the state's K-12 Science Curriculumintroducing K-12 students to the basic concepts of bioengineering. Additional module goalsincluded increasing K-12 student 1) knowledge of math and science; 2) awareness of andappreciation for the field of engineering; 3) ability to link this knowledge to real-lifeexperiences; and 4) capacity for scientific engagement in the classroom. RETs were able toimplement a portion of the module with high school students at the end of the summer.Entrance and
mindset (EM). For this work, we define entrepreneurial mindset to be consistent withthe Engineering Unleashed (EU) community, “An entrepreneurial mindset (EM) influences the way youthink about the world and act upon what you see. It is a collection of mental habits that empower you toquestion, adapt, and make positive change, leading you to: Recognize and identify opportunities; Focuson their impact; Create value in any context” [3]. An entrepreneurial mindset has become an aspirationalgoal for many engineering educators as we hope that students will leave our campus ready to create value.Many studies have explored the best way to instill EM in classroom modules [4–7].Numerical methods play a crucial role in solving real-world engineering
, explaining impacts of projects/designs on sustainability, and recommendingmethods of mitigating those impacts. At the end of the summer, a seminar was held at which Page 22.604.14each student presented one of his/her reports. Students, company representatives, and facultymentors attended the seminar, and used a rubric to assess the student presentations.The student presentations generally received good evaluations. One strategy for improvingfuture student presentations will be to provide students with the rubric ahead of time to give themideas about what makes for good presentation content and communication effectiveness. Indoing so, we will
relations.Many of the university-wide sustainability initiatives and efforts take the form of large-scale andpolished announcements that do not invite student inquiry but try to get ahead of the potentialcritiques [6], [17-18]. While the tension between students and university employees regardingenergy consumption is not new and has increased across campuses in the nation, there are limitedopportunities for students to learn hands-on about the sociotechnical decision-making that hasgone into the various energy infrastructure projects on campus. Historically, water sources havebeen a source of stress for the [State University] and communities in the [Town] River watershed[19], culminating in a water reclamation facility that supplies recycled campus
engineering, and is leading an interdisciplinary collaboration between STEM and Writing Studies focused on intervention and research related to developing the writing skills of engineering undergraduates. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Writing Across Engineering: A Collaborative Approach to Support STEM Faculty’s Integration of Writing Instruction in their ClassesAbstract:As the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has emphasized,engineering students must develop effective communication skills for successful transition to theworkplace after graduation. Embedding communication instruction in technical courses signalsto students that their profession values
… Contributions to WPI may demonstrate an external impact if they are disseminated and recognized externally.” • It endorses an inclusive definition of scholarship and identifies characteristics common to all scholarship: public, amenable to critical appraisal, exchanged and used by other members of a scholarly community. The scholarships of discovery, integration, application and practice, teaching and learning, and engagement are defined. The policy states that contributions may be in one area or across multiple areas, and that all areas are valued equally. Scholarly contributions may combine or cut across traditional categories of teaching, research/creativity, and service. • A teaching portfolio is now a required element
, manufacturability, and sustainability • D: Ability to function on multi-‐disciplinary teams • E: Solve problems • G: Ability to communicate effectively • H: Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context • I: Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-‐long learning It takes anywhere from several weeks to several months to clarify the project intent, and makesure it serves the needs of both the client and students. The program defines the type of workexplored in IMPD as Horizon 2 (Figure 1), which is defined as the next generation of product
focus on the integration of sustainability in engineering undergraduate and co-operative education programs and in the assessment of environmental impacts by life cycle analysis of food products. She was Associate Dean Co-op Education & Professional Affairs in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo where she coordinated the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accreditation activities of engineering undergraduate programs and supported the development of processes for the assessment of graduate attributes in the Faculty of Engineering. She participated in the creation of the Waterloo Experience Accelerate (WEA) program to assist first work term undergraduate students with the
companion. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,150, 183.Prusty, G., & Russell, C. (2011). Engaging students in learning threshold concepts in engineeringmechanics: adaptive eLearning tutorials. Proceedings of 17th International Conference on EngineeringEducation (ICEE), Belfast, Northern Ireland.Prusty, G., Russell, C., Ford, R., Ben-Naim, D., Ho, S., Vrcelj, Z., Marcus, N., McCarthy, T., Goldfinch,T., Ojeda, R., Gardner, A., Molyneaux, T., & Hadgraft, R. (2011). Adaptive tutorials to target thresholdconcepts in mechanics - a community of practice approach. Proceedings of the Australasian Associationfor Engineering Education Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia.Quade, D. (1967). Rank analysis of covariance. Journal of the American
benefits and who may be harmed from possible outcomes, and develop strategies to mitigate these harms. d. Explain the importance of intersectionality (how race, class, gender, and other individual characteristics overlap impacting how an individual experiences the world) on engineering education, practice, and outcomes. 6. Engage respectfully and actively with diverse teammates and stakeholders to co-create equity-centered solutions to complex problems. Specifically, students will be able to: a. Share their unique knowledge and skills, and create an environment in which others can do the same in a way that leads to equitable contributions of ideas and disrupts
Engineering Professional Development Consultant in the Office of Experiential Learning and Professional Engagement at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. In her role, she works with MS and PhD engineering students on all aspects of career and professional development. Valerie holds a B.A. in Economics and German from Washington & Jefferson College and Master of Business Administration and Master of Sports Administration degrees from Ohio University. She is currently pursuing her EdD in Higher Education at the University of Pittsburgh.Susan K. Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh Susan Fullerton is an Associate Professor, Bicentennial Board of Visitors Faculty Fellow, and Vice Chair for
of the keys to innovation and economic growth. Thus, organizationswould seek engineers who are capable of identifying opportunities, understand how marketforces work, commercialize new products, communicate and direct teams, in addition to havingsolid scientific and technical skills [7].As a result, engineering schools have incorporated various programs to bring entrepreneurship totheir students. Each program examines entrepreneurship from their perspective and defines it in aparticular way [8]. On the other hand, students are increasingly interested in entrepreneurialactivity, which has pushed universities to take notice of this interest. In this context, we ask:What are the strategies that engineering schools are employing in Chile to
aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence and on effective methods for teaching global issues such as those pertaining to sustainability.Rachel Roberts, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Rachel completed her Bachelor’s degrees at the University of Wyoming in International Studies and Span- ish, spending a semester in Guatemala interviewing business owners and local residents in Antigua as part of a project to understand conflicts over the growing ecotourism industry. She also completed a Masters with the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington, collaborating on projects focusing on engaging stakeholders in forest
students (Fry, 2014; Vest, 2006).And yet, despite the development of research-based teaching strategies, innovative co-curricularprojects, and many years of funding and development from a variety of foundations andcorporations, change in STEM education is not pervasive. The lack of systemic change points toan important problem with the approach to change that the STEM education community haspursued thus far: change has been targeted at the course and curriculum levels, rather than atinstitutional levels. This research paper describes participatory action research with changeagents who are engaged in making academic change on their campuses through the NSFREvolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED) Program. The firstcohort of