by technological advances, increased globalization1 has put engineering education andthe profession at a challenging crossroad2,3. On one hand, the impact of rapid technologicalinnovations on modern societies has increased; hence, better living standards afford increasingequity in education. Despite this fact, students’ graduation percentages in U.S. engineeringschools have been decreasing over the years4-5 with the exception of top academic institutions6-10.The competitiveness of the U.S., which is linked to our standard of living, is dependent on ourability to educate a large number of sufficiently innovative engineers11-14.Several high-level reports3,7,15-20 have been published recommending learning skills and ability toformulate and
seminars,internships, learning communities, and capstone projects compared to only two anecdotalreferences to study aboard.This paper postulates that ABET’s Student Outcome 3(h) “the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context” and Student Outcome 3(i) "a recognition of the need for, and an ability toengage in lifelong learning" are not mutually exclusive but rather interdependent and mutualisticin nature. Outcomes by their very nature describes what students should know or can do by thetime of graduation. The implication is therefore, that lifelong learning and a global perspectivemust originate within the 4-year engineering curriculum/program. The
instructor organize the online/virtual class aroundthe course learning objectives?” on a scale from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Completely).Hypothesis 2: It is predicted that students will engage in discussion, group work and projectdevelopment in an effective way regardless of the format in which they communicate. To test thehypothesis, students were asked to rate seven items regarding their experiences with the designproject in the virtual environment, using a scale from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Completely). Thequestions led with the statement, “In the virtual environment, to what extent did the designproject allow you to…” followed by each statement including: 1) experience and practice a skill;2) practice your technical skills; 3) practice communication
students of Refer others to this programmultiple ages, different levels Be involved againof engagement, less rigorous Valuable experience for merequirements on attentiveness Positive impact on youththan during classroom learning, Led an equity discussionand lack of state or nationalstandards [2], [3], [7]. The plan Inclusiveness/equity/belongingis to continue to iterate surveys Guidebook valuable resourceand assess learning more Taught Engineering Mindsetthoroughly as the program Value of Engineering Designgrows. Process
students in classroom settings. This research also investigates the impact of TRIZand two other conditions, emphasis on sketching and the Pulse Smartpen, for their impact on theideation performance and provide understanding into the mechanisms by which they operate tothis end. Our objective is to test our hypotheses that TRIZ, sketching, or the pulse Smartpenimprove design ideation alone or in some combination. To this end, we defined experimentaldesign and protocols to study design and ideation tools, and thereby, provide a standard way tobenchmark tool effectiveness. This research work involves rigorous experimental designs tocollect quantitative and qualitative data to answer the following three research questions.1. Can TRIZ improve the
professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.The KEEN Student Outcomes are defined as: 1. Effectively collaborate in a team setting 2. Apply critical & creative thinking to ambiguous problems 3. Construct & effectively communicate a customer-appropriate value proposition
questions or use their own questions. d. Assessment Instrument: The assessment instrument is a simple survey primarily for indirect assessment of student learning outcome, and also for student feedback. This is a survey that assesses students on communication and content knowledge. It is designed for generic use in every exercise, to be completed quickly at the conclusion of the class exercise.4.3. Case Study VideosOne commonly used technique to enhance the classroom learning experience is the use ofvideo. Videos are viewed as an effective method of presenting standard material whileaddressing students of different learning styles. A video engages visual learners with its imagesand motions, while auditory learners can
influence of technological media, the increased mechanizationand automation of warfare, cultural change promoted by new technologies, and the reshaping ofthe earth itself through technology. Such studies lead to the question of whether or not thehuman impact can be devastating on one hand or liberating on the other hand. This course istaught with a world vision even though a local or regional focus is helpful in order to connectwith the student.An understanding of the social impact of technology on human life can make engineering ethicsmore relevant and vital to an engineer’s career. The student develops ethical discernment throughcriticism of technological development and observation of its progress and consequencesnationally and
Scholars at NASA Johnson Space Center in 2012 Certificate of Recognition presented by Alamo Community College District in 2006 for being named “San Antonio’s Top Professor” by Scene in the San Antonio Monthly Magazine Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of personal contribution to the advancement of science among young people, by Harmony Public Schools in 2014 2017 Mentorship Award, from Texas State UniversityQuantitative information on the impact of the mentoring Not everyone is cut out to be a champion. I am hard on my mentees because I have to be orthey will not succeed in engineering. However, of the approximately 150 students that I havereached out to mentor during the last sixteen years, I consider
before they come to classes whichleaves more time for interactive in-class learning activities [6].Western Carolina University applied “Flipped-classroom Pedagogy” to their Power Electronicscourse. Active student engagement is facilitated through on-line pre-recorded lectures. A shortonline quiz through a virtual learning environment (Blackboard) before each course module anda short quiz at the start of class session after each module were used to improve studentparticipation. Their survey results showed the students were “motivated and greatly benefited”from this approach [7]. The flipped-classroom model also helps students develop necessary skillsfor life-long learning [8] while improving critical thinking abilities and teamwork skills [9].To
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industry experts in the HFCT field in some of the coursesto provide the latest developments to students. This supports UNCC’s emphasis on academicdiversity. The HFCT program will build on the strong, relevant undergraduate education, andwill foster many partnerships, locally, nationally, and internationally.The program includes an evaluation process, which engages multiple perspectives, uses a widerange of qualitative and quantitative methods, and triangulation procedures to assess andinterpret a multiplicity of information. The focus of the evaluation at the end of each year is onsummative outcome measures based on the stated program objectives plus formative feedbackfor the following year.In addition to supporting the missions of the College and
coordinates data collection between academic and middles school partners. Studying the Impact of the Implementation on Raleigh District teachers, counselors, principals, and their students. Dr. Lynn Michaluk, social sciences researcher, is conducting SUCCESS RPP research and has been working with senior personnel to create surveys, and collect survey responses, notes from meetings, interviews, etc. since summer 2021.Providing Data Collected to State, District and Other Partners, and the broader community throughresearch presentations and publications, etc. Anonymous data collected from teachers, counselors,principals, and students has been analyzed and shared with partners and the external evaluator and used toiteratively improve the
best adapt engineering programs (curricula) to prepare students to contribute effectively in a rapidly changing, technology-rich professional environment? 2. How do we corral the ever-increasing plethora of learning technologies in ways that faculty can use to effectively promote meaningful learning and equitable engagement?In this white paper, we begin discussion with the second question while recognizing that the twoquestions are interdependent and we cannot answer the second without elaboration of the first.Additionally, we consider ICCT as one element in the larger ecosystem where engineeringlearning occurs and the issues we present strongly interact with aspects of the other two whitepapers in this session: (i) Learning
recommendations.Introduction The topic of project management (PM) as one of the boundary crossing competencies [1]has gained a lot of attention in higher education because PM creates opportunities for students tolearn how to effectively collaborate and communicate across culture, manage time and resource,and develop leadership and risk management capabilities in addition to polishing critical thinkingand problem solving skills. To ensure the competitiveness of future generation in a “flat world”[2], it is essential to equip students with PM-related knowledge and skills [3], [4]. Manyundergraduate engineering, technology, and business programs have begun including PM orsimilar courses in their curriculum [5]. However, while this is a necessary first step, if
rating of “Proficient” (studentsmust score at least ‘3’ in each of the five categories) (Figure 2B). The comparison of studentscores between the two classes supports previously reported assertions that students spendingmore time engaged in a CURE or CURE-like project achieve higher gains [14]. Figure 2Cillustrates that students enrolled in the BIOL2030 DaBuGs sophomore-level, honors electivecourse spent 3x more time focused on their research and design project than students enrolled inthe BIOL3100 Genetics required course. While we cannot eliminate other variables includingclass size and the need to study required curricular materials that impact student success, timespent was certainly a notable difference (Figure 2C). However, through the
technical features withinthe research and laboratory team, the module has been integrated into the MET:230 Fluid Powercourse laboratories. A research study has been generated with 102 students (comprising eightfemales and 94 males) enrolled in the MET:230 course, where an institutional review board(IRB) application was filled out and submitted. Surveys were designed and managed to assessthe MR module’s impact on teaching assembly processes. All students engaged with theinteractive MR module and completed the required surveys during one of their course labsessions. The following subsections introduce the designed surveys and the adopted experimentaldesign.4.1 SurveysSurveys have been designed for this research study to examine the effectiveness of
Access to and Participation in MIDFIELD (Year 2)Executive SummaryThis project is expanding the number of institutions participating in The Multiple-InstitutionDatabase for Investigating Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD). MIDFIELD is a resourceenabling the study of students that includes longitudinal, whole population data for multipleinstitutions. Research using MIDFIELD has already helped to change the conversation inengineering education, recognizing that the appearance of a particularly high rate of attrition isactually the result of a higher-than-typical retention rate, and a replacement rate that is muchlower than other disciplines [1]. MIDFIELD results have had a significant impact on thinkingabout diversity in engineering education
, increasing diversity among STEM students and faculty, and sustainable community development.Prof. Richard G Luthy, Stanford University Silas H. Palmer Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Developing a Multi-Campus Model for REU SitesAbstractStudies suggest Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs promote persistencein STEM fields, increased interest in graduate school, and development of identity as aresearcher for REU participants. While most REU programs operate on a single campus, agrowing number offer participants the opportunity to engage in research at
opportunity to extend and amplify their related work through a potential Engineering Unleashed Fellowship.The ideation phase of the process influenced the way facilitators were encouraged to brainstorm newmethods for what “faculty development” might mean for an individual faculty member. At the nationallevel, EU worked with an outside consulting group to ideate ways that the workshops might evolve overtime at the national level. The greater EU community is actively providing new ideas as part of an annualsummit to identify new workshop ideas that could be prototyped.A four-month study was commissioned to evaluate the business sustainability of various delivery models.Some models included one-year development of engagement and interaction with
was clear that major changes would be needed to adequately prepare students tocomplete a B.S. in data science after transfer. We developed an approach in which we analyzedprospective partners' offerings and provided feedback on how well their existing courses fit inthe statewide data science ecosystem we are developing.Thus today, recruiting schools to opt-in to the 2+2 program is a process that involves closecollaboration with potential partner institutions. To begin the engagement, the leads of theprogram reach out to deans who indicate that they are interested in participating, and then aGraduate Research Assistant meets with representatives from these schools. During suchsessions, discussions center around the courses already offered by
. Holly studies biomaterials and soft robotics and their applications in the university classroom, in undergraduate research and in engaging K12 students in STEM. Holly received her BS/MS in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel University and her PhD in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Pre-College Robotics: Best Practices for Adapting Research to OutreachAbstract Adapting research for K-12 outreach is critical for inspiring the next generation ofengineers. Community-focused STEM fairs and events attract a wide range of students withvarying degrees of knowledge and exposure to engineering. The challenge when
the increased energy awareness of the students.Questions seven through twelve demonstrate that the students have familiarity on both a personaland professional level of the need for energy engineers in the future. Page 23.1245.11Bibliography1 Duncan, M., Ryan, M., & Lidstoone, J. (2002). Reaching the Wider Learning Community: Exploring the Support and Design of Media Enhanced Teaching. Internation Conference on Computers in Education. Brisbane: IEEE Computer Society.2 Schilling, K. (2009). The Impact of Multimedia Course Enhancements on Student Learning Outcomes. Journal of Education for Library and
member of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES). In this role he serves as a Vice President, repre- senting Diversity and Inclusion. He is currently performing research as a Fulbright Scholar postdoctoral researcher at the Escola Polit´ecnica da Universidade de S˜ao Paulo for his project titled ”An Action Re- search of Boundary Spanning Intervention on University-wide STEM Educational Engagement” where he will attempt to optimize community/university relations for broadening participation in the STEM fields. David is a co-founder and past president of the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED). He has ambitions to significantly broaden the global pipeline of
students to SCU schools. Both schools share strengths to offer a broader constellation of engineering specialties. Close cooperation between SCU schools becomes a model for other small schools to contain costs by working together. Students at both schools have broader undergraduate research opportunities. Opportunity for split teaching assignments, allowing students access to broader faculty teaching expertise. Collaboration Negatives Remote lectures may be less engaging and require time to coordinate. Likely fewer engineering distinctives with smaller department. Athletic competitiveness between schools could be a disruptive influence on collaborative efforts
give the students experience in avariety of areas that will be representative of their eventual working environment. Page 22.1578.9 New Experiments on a Limited Budget for ChE Unit Operations Laboratory Robert Barat and Norman Loney Otto York Department of Chemical, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Engineering New Jersey Institute of TechnologyCurrent budgetary constraints facing all universities, especially state-supported institutions,particularly impact teaching laboratories, both from capital and operating
national interest and engage in shared commonpurpose for this educational advancement to flourish. Toward this aim, each participating university has‘something to contribute to the other’ ─ and to learn from the other in common cause ─ thereby goingbeyond their own self-institutional interests to the point where the resulting combined effects in nationalenhancement of the U.S. Engineering Workforce infrastructure for innovation are significantly greaterthan could ever occur by institutions working alone.3.3 Overall Purpose and Outcomes of the InitiativeThe National Collaborative Task Force will identify the progressive needs, attributes, and responsibilitiesrequired of the engineer in practice. Based on this analysis, the Task Force will next
Cities Engineering programs.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyMr. Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ron Ulseth directs and instructs in the Iron Range Engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota and he teaches in the Itasca Community College engineering program in Grand Rapids, MN. He was instrumental in growing the Itasca program from 10 students in 1992 to 160 students in 2010. In 2009, he worked with a national development team of engineering educators to develop the 100% PBL curriculum used in the Iron Range model. He has successfully acquired and managed over $10 million in educational grants including as PI on 7 grants from NSF. He has been in the classroom, teaching more than 20
• Market and distribute The process of producing/realizing • Follow up the design product.knowledge, they discuss an assessment in which students engage in a design task (2-3 hour longtask), followed by a postmortem questionnaire regarding the process activities used14. Studentsare evaluated based on how well they address the processes used in the task. Other methodsstated for collecting data on design procedural knowledge include: 1) verbal protocol analysis ofstudents’ design notes from the task, 2) verbal protocol analysis of videotaped recordings ofstudents performing the task (where the amount of time spent on each design activity was the
baccalaureatedegree programs and increase the number of students interested in pursuing and matriculatinginto graduate degree programs. (7) Activities implemented through the LSAMP program provideyear round academic and nonacademic activities to increase students’ motivation to persist andperformance in their undergraduate STEM major. (8) The programs and activities include, but arenot limited to summer research experiences, mentoring programs, bridge programs, academicsupport services, living learning communities, seminars, symposia, etc. This paper examines one Page 24.5.2program which is viewed as one of the largest and most enriching offered, the summer