opportunities including external sources. These may includefields despite laboratory resource challenges. industry partnerships that offer financial support in the form of grants, or awards to help underfunded academic institutions. The high cost for new oscilloscopes, Vector Network This can offset improvements needed for supplies andAnalyzers, spectrometers, and 3D printers can be a laboratory apparatus. Government agencies, both federal andprohibitively expensive acquisition for most, at times beyond local, also offer funding through grants and other programs.the limit of the reduced budget allocation. However, the
insynchronous sessions and those who skipped the synchronous activities [24]. This warns that theonline flipped classroom is at risk of losing its benefits without a well-structured approach topromote regular attendance in synchronous sessions.This paper presents the design and implementation of an online flipped classroom for a FluidMechanics course. Beyond simply inverting the class, the paper leveraged multi-stageassignments at incremental difficulties to enhance student performance through knowledgereinforcement. The paper also focuses on the use of technology to minimize the barriers in onlinecommunication and facilitate collaborative learning. Lastly, the paper provides a directcomparison in student performance between the students in online
complete labs. All 19 students indicated thatmultiple documents for the lab would result in the lab taking longer. Students’ commentsreferenced the time taken to switch back and forth, the need to transfer information fromMATLAB into the worksheet, not needing a split screen or dual monitor setup, and the advantageof not losing their spot or forgetting a step in the switching process. While a separate questionwas asked about forgetting items, it did appear in answers to this question, as the effort to avoidforgetting items would take some amount of time. Some student comments about theseadvantages included the following items: Student 1: You would be flipping through both the MATLAB live script and the document. Each time you flip, you
: Beyond Gender”, College Teaching, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 263–270, 2016.[16] Worklife Law, ”Gender Bias in Academia: Findings from Focus Groups”, [Online]. Available: https://worklifelaw.org/publications/gender-bias-academia.pdf. [Accessed: Feb 1, 2020].[17] J. Sprague and K. Massoni, ”Student Evaluations and Gendered Expectations: What We Can’t Count Can Hurt Us”, Sex Roles, vol. 53, pp. 779–793, 2005.[18] C. Howe, ”Confronting the Unique Challenges Faced by New Female Faculty”, in Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference and Expo, 2010.[19] A. El-Alayli, A. Hansen-Brown, and M. Ceynar, ”Dancing Backwards in High Heels: Female Professors Experience More Work Demands and Special Favor Requests, Particularly from Academically
,possibly through workshops or mentor-led discussions. These sessions should focus ondeveloping students' skills in negotiation, empathy, and problem-solving within a team context.Additionally, the role of mentors should be expanded beyond subject matter expertise to includethe facilitation of team dynamics. Training mentors in effective communication strategies andinclusive practices will contribute significantly to a supportive and productive researchenvironment. This training can help mentors identify and address potential team issuesproactively, fostering a more cohesive and efficient team.Policies governing URPs should promote the formation of interdisciplinary teams. By bringingtogether students from different academic backgrounds, URPs can
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: The Benefits and Challenges of Faculty Development through Interdisciplinary Public OutreachAbstractThis WIP paper will highlight emergent findings from a research project related to the facultydevelopment benefits and challenges that arose when STEAM (science, technology, engineering,arts, and mathematics) researchers engaged in interdisciplinary public outreach events. Withincreasing calls for interdisciplinary research teams and task forces, the need for faculty todevelop their interdisciplinary networks and cross-discipline communication skills is at an all-time high. Similarly, recent global events and crises have highlighted the need to increase andimprove the publics
able to find existing solutions or tocreate new solutions to specific problems from published literature, databases, and library. Third,developing information literacy skills will empower students to control their own learning withinand beyond the classroom so that they will become lifelong learners1. Information literacy and ethics is one of the important outcomes to achieve inengineering education. The expected student outcomes of Program of Bachelor of ElectricalEngineering (PBEE) at Cleveland State University include (f) Understanding of professional andethical responsibility; (g) Communicate effectively; (j) Knowledge of contemporary issues; (k)Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools2. The Master of Science in
Paper ID #11526Teaching software-engineering concepts through industrially used tools earlyin the undergraduate curriculumDr. Temesghen Kahsai , Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Temesghen Kahsai is a research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley. His research expertise is in the intersection of formal methods and software engineering, with an emphasis on auto- mated reasoning about software systems. He has extensive experience in the development of formal foun- dations and tools for the analysis of complex critical systems. He is currently leading three projects on contract-based verification of flight
was to encouragedesign thinking beyond the box but exploring within constraints (10 in × 10 in × 10 in). The formof the ‘Cube’ must be clearly evident through the actual bearing of its 8 corners, or the visualsuggestion of corners. Non-linear elements were not allowed. Figure 3 shows a design session inAR in Architectural Design Studio I where students worked on the conceptual cube together. InArchitectural Design Studio IV, three students in a group were asked to design a conceptual formand massing of a library for energy efficiency on an allocated site (e.g., Chicago) (Figure 4).Students had to consider site constraints, climate, and potential energy consumption related to theform shapes. Figure 3. Students working collaboratively in the
eachsession should establish and reinforce the idea that their projects extend beyond the life of thesessions to their home environments. This can be reinforced through situating our languagewithin an engineering design process. We could further utilize the experience of the volunteerengineers and makers as many of their design challenges and projects occur over a period ofmany months, if not years. We acknowledge that these factors are based on our perspective asresearchers and developers of the community-based project, and not necessarily factors thatcaregivers perceived as having a negative influence on their roles. For example, while Una moreoften interacted with the maker than Zac during the April session, this was a role she enacted tolearn
greatest discomfort with thelevel of ambiguity in the possible answers and data analysis approaches. Intentionally pushingstudents beyond their comfort level in this way was motivated by exit interviews of seniorstudents in which they expressed a desire for earlier exposure to the uncertainty of realengineering problems.Figure 3 – Highway Design Case Study Figure 4 – Coffee Processing Case StudyInstructional team support is delivered in several ways. Some students prefer to learn softwaretools in a face-to-face, small group setting. Students have optional scheduled sessions with theinstructor and TAs present, to which they bring their laptops and work through the case studies.Some students prefer online support, and videos were
acquisition beyond physical variables such as temperature and toinclude environmental variables such as dissolved oxygen form an on-campus creek. The setupused for this activity was phase 1 of LEWAS, described later in this paper. In this setup, waterquality data is acquired from a water sample using a multi-probe water quality sonde and wasmade available to students as a URL link (Fig. 3) through LabVIEW Webpublishing tool. Detailsof the associated LabVIEW VI and setup to acquire data can be found in [2]. In the Spring 2011offering of the course, the water quality sonde was taken to the installation site and wasconnected to a laptop with enhanced wireless capabilities loaded with LabVIEW. Thereforestudents were provided with data from the field
thinking about recruitment and retention now, future generations ofengineering might obtain Ph.D.s in an effort to improve the global economy and the lives ofothers in the U.S. and internationally.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported primarily by the National Science Foundation under grant #0747803.References: 1. Black, K. M. (1994). An industry view of engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 83(1), 26-28. 2. Vest, C.M. (2006.) Educating engineers for 2020 and beyond. The Bridge, 36(2), 38-44. 3. National Research Council (NRC) (2006). Rising above the gathering storm: Energizing and employing America for a brighter economic future. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. Available online at
, floors and ceilings. Inthe cool seasons, heating systems that use steam or gas, combined with electricity, mustovercome heat loss resulting from direct air exchange and conduction through walls,floors and ceilings. Much of this behavior can be modeled by heat transfer relations.The heat loss or gain through walls results from a combination of conduction andconvection. A general equation for heat transfer through a material by conduction isgiven by k qc = A (Ti − To ) = A k ∆T (3) t twhere qc is the rate of heat transfer by conduction (Btu/hr), k is the thermal conductivity(Btu-in/hr-ft2
theseprofessors and their students will be received to make adjustments and issue improved versions.Example problemsFriability testerIn pharmaceutical production, pills are subjected to significant forces. To ensure the pills will beable to withstand these forces without cracking or shattering, a friability tester is used. A batchof proposed pills is made and put in a cylindrical drum which spins around at a fixed rate, liftingthe pills up and then letting them fall.If the pills survive without cracking, chipping or weight loss beyond the desired specificationthey are considered to have passed the test. (a) Apply the first law of thermodynamics to the three states (At rest, top of drum, bottom of drum) of a 300 mg pill in a 30 cm diameter drum
theseprofessors and their students will be received to make adjustments and issue improved versions.Example problemsFriability testerIn pharmaceutical production, pills are subjected to significant forces. To ensure the pills will beable to withstand these forces without cracking or shattering, a friability tester is used. A batchof proposed pills is made and put in a cylindrical drum which spins around at a fixed rate, liftingthe pills up and then letting them fall.If the pills survive without cracking, chipping or weight loss beyond the desired specificationthey are considered to have passed the test. (a) Apply the first law of thermodynamics to the three states (At rest, top of drum, bottom of drum) of a 300 mg pill in a 30 cm diameter drum
grasp. These are later reinforced through multiple graduatedstudies, we can conclude that experimenting with teaching exposures. Following this methodology, we prepared a stackmethods that encourage attention to fundamental concepts series of modules that are each designed to offer the studentsof computing might help alleviate some of the problems motivation, by way of a provocative STEM-talk introduction,encountered by novice programmers. This outreach therefore followed by multiple exposures to a single focal CS concept. Infocuses on CS concepts that are applicable to all programming the end, we opted for a two-day module length due to practicallanguages without burdening the students
STEM. Dr. Tsugawa uses mixed-method approaches with a social constructivist paradigm. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Examination of Ableist Educational Systems and Structures that Limit Access to Engineering Education through Narratives Keywords: neurodiversity, accessibility, critical analysis, learning disabilities, mental healthAbstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine how higher education systems limit access toengineering education for disabled and neurodivergent engineering students. Throughout thispaper we will discuss ableism in higher education systems. Particularly, U.S. institutions
Paper ID #45562Empowering Undergraduates with NLP: Integrative Methods for DeepeningUnderstanding through Visualization and Case StudiesNilanjana Raychawdhary, Auburn UniversityChaohui Ren, Auburn University [1] Mohamed, Abdallah. ”Designing a CS1 programming course for a mixed-ability class.” Proceedings of the western Canadian conference on computing education. 2019. [2] Shettleworth, Sara J. Cognition, evolution, and behavior. Oxford university press, 2009.Dr. Cheryl Seals, Auburn University Dr. Cheryl Denise Seals is a professor in Auburn University’s Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. She
Professional Development Course Series for all engineering graduate students. Assanah’s research focuses on synthesizing hydrogels to mimic the mechanical behavior of the brain matter and investigate the cellular response to injury. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Cultivating Scientific Communication Skills through Professional Development Course Series for the Graduate CurriculumBritney Russell, University of ConnecticutBritney Russell is a doctoral student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Universityof Connecticut. She was a teaching assistant for the First Year Experience, ScientificCommunication, and Engineering Internships and Careers in Industry courses that
Paper ID #34980Toward Benchmarking Student Progress in Mechanics: Assessing LearningCycles through Mastery Learning and Concept QuestionsDr. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus (UPRM). He earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at Cornell University (1999). Prior to UPRM, Papadopoulos served on the faculty in the Department of Civil
Paper ID #36672Work-in-Progress: Introductory Reinforcement Learning forStudent Education and Curriculum Development ThroughEngaging MediumsRamakrishnan Sundaram (Professor)Benjamin Lubina © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work-in-Progress: Introductory Reinforcement Learning for Student Education and Curriculum Development Through Engaging EnvironmentsIntroduction This paper describes the setup of a reinforcement learning project intended to supportstudent research and curriculum development within the rapidly emerging fields of
Paper ID #49550Closing the Gap through Guided Pathways into the Engineering and ComputerScience WorkforceDr. Nandika D’Souza, University of Texas at Dallas Nandika Anne D’Souza is Professor (2024-present) of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives at the University of Texas at Dallas. She received her doctorate from Texas A&M University, College Station and her M.S. from Auburn University in Mechanical Engineering. Her research is focused on polymers and composites directed towards integrating sustainable, recycled and new combinations of materials for design, performance and manufacturing
Stimulating Pre-College Interest in Science, Engineering and Mathematics through Space-Oriented Activities Scott Starks, Sally Blake and Eric MacDonald University of Texas at El PasoAbstractThe City of El Paso is a rapidly growing community located on the US-Mexico border that has alargely Hispanic population. The region can be categorized as under-educated and socio-economically disadvantaged. For a number of reasons, most students graduating from El Pasoarea high schools are under-prepared in mathematics and science and thus are at a disadvantagein pursuing engineering programs at the post secondary level.The Texas PreFreshman Engineering Program
Afrikan centered education. Pan Afrikan World Institute.Akua, C. (2020). Standards of Afrocentric Education for School Leaders and Teachers. Journal of Black Studies, 51(2), 107-127. 10.1177/0021934719893572Asante, M. K. (1991). The Afrocentric idea. Temple University Press.Bailey, D., Bowens, C., & Altman, T. (2024). Beyond Cultural Responsiveness: Elevating African American STEM Education through African-Centered Models. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 14(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1411.Bailey, D., Holly, J., & West, R. (2023). Proposing African-Centered Education in STEM for African (American) STEM Learners. Journal of Black
studentsprogress through the module, the responsibility for coding gets shifted from the instructor to thestudent. Until in the end, the student is coding the project on their own.The walkthrough assignment is low-stakes and has the student follow along as the instructorwrites some code. Most or all of the walkthrough assignments are demonstrated directly by theinstructor. The student needs to listen, follow along, and write the code. The end program needsto compile correctly. As the students follow along they learn the new concepts and create aprogram at the same time.The try-it-out assignment requires the student to go beyond what has been directly demonstrated.It uses similar concepts to the walkthrough assignment but applies them in a slightly
cohort teacher training programs with partner universities in various countries. She cofounded the Globally Responsive Education and Teaching (GREAT) program at MSU. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Achieving Domestic Internationalization and Global Competence through On- Campus Activities and Globally Responsive EducationAbstractThe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and educators are well known. However,there is a paucity of literature available on its impact on educational institutions in the context oftheir abilities to develop global
to show how social capital generatedthrough involvement in student-run organizations such as the National Society of BlackEngineers can bolster the pipeline of underrepresented minorities in engineering. Throughsurveys and interview data that reflect the experiences of members, the authors show how theseorganizations can make the development of social capital a reality, and thus create a diversepopulation of successful graduates for the workforce and academia.BackgroundThe pipeline for moving African-American students through engineering degrees and beyond isin need of augmentation to solidify the goal of diversity. Because undergraduates may becomegraduate students, who may eventually become faculty, this break in the pipeline creates
Paper ID #31429Appropriate and Ethical Finite Element Analysis in MechanicalEngineering: Learning Best Practices through SimulationDr. Benjamin B Wheatley, Bucknell University Benjamin Wheatley was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Trinity College (Hartford, CT, USA) in 2011 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA) in 2017. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA, USA). His pedagogical areas of interest include active learning ap- proaches, ethics, and best practices as they relate to
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