Engineering’s undergraduate and graduate degree programs as the college pridesitself in a learn-by-doing philosophy. The curriculum of the Femineer® Program is hands-on and collaborative. All students inthe program receive an engineering notebook, which has lined and graph paper so the students canwrite-down and sketch their ideas. There is no traditional notebook with activities that studentshave to finish for a grade. The teacher is the facilitator of the curriculum and communicates to thestudents how to accomplish the engineering tasks. Because of the constructivism approach,students are engaged in their own learning. All students work in small groups in the Femineer®Program so non-native English speakers are able to participate in the
without the that data are gathered, and how they are interpreted [9].structured support of the PINC program. Here we present Therefore, the fact that only 2% of Yahoo employees arethe data collected during this two year period as well as African American and 4% are Hispanic—numbers typicaldetails about the Computing Application minor and of the tech world—is a problem that affects not onlyprogrammatic components that are having a positive underrepresented (UR) groups, but society as a whole [10].impact on student outcomes. The PINC program (Promoting INclusivity in Keywords— Computing
).Fully thought-out board notes usually accomplish all but the lesson rehearsal and thedevelopment of homework. Most homework usually causes in-depth use of the concepts Page 6.1002.8presented in class (i.e., what is in the board notes). The process of reproducing/thinking throughthe board notes (i.e., tying together why we present the material in a certain order) will prepare Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationthe professor to focus on engaging the students rather than thinking about what or
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conducted, showing that over 80% of graduating students and85% of alumni agreed with the PEOs, with alumni demonstrating significantly higher agreement(p-value = 0.03), highlighting the program's lasting impact. Additionally, we indicated plannedrevisions to PEO1 and PEO4 to reduce overlap and enhance clarity in the future. 2.3 Criterion 3: Student OutcomesThis criterion focuses on developing and documenting student outcomes (SOs) that align withand support the program’s PEOs. The outcomes, defined by ABET and detailed in Appendix B,encompass essential skills and competencies such as solving complex engineering problems,applying engineering design, communication, ethical responsibility, teamwork, experimentation,and lifelong learning. These
the West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics annualconference in 2002, but it was evident that the software was not able to fulfill the needs of thecorrect stakeholders. The children present reacted very well to the software and later teacherreports indicated a high level of engagement from their students. The teachers, however, felt itlacked a means of tracking performance to make it a useful classroom tool. Similarly,administrators decreed that the software was not enough to fulfill the West Virginia InstructionalGoals and Objectives (IGOs) for which it was written. There were other issues discussed as wellthat will be mentioned in the individual stakeholder sections.Based on this constructive criticism, the software has been
explained how they approachedthe problem and ended at their solution. This positive and playful environment proved to be asuccessful context for students to interact with each other to learn foundational coding concepts.They were able to experience some of these concepts in a fun and non-intimidating fashion,which kept them more engaged in the activity. Figure 3: One of the participants engaged in Lightbot activity.Creating an Animation in Alice:Alice [13], named for Alice and Wonderland, is a tool that helps make computer programmingsimple and fun. Alice allows participants to create an animation by using object-orientedprograming techniques. This teaches the very basic and foundational concepts of programming,and it does so by
process. It would lead them to question the inefficiencies of theoperation and begin a quest for knowledge on how to improve upon the process. Because this isa dynamic process, the students would also be able to see how the presence of students alters theheating/cooling load within a room. Students would be able to calculate the actual impact uponthe building load for each student that enters the building. This same approach could be takenfor other pieces of equipment within the system including such things as heat exchangers andthrottling valves.Students within the Fluid Mechanics course would likewise be using actual data to determinepressure drop due to viscous friction losses and minor losses from fittings and fixtures in a pipingsystem. They
, social, cultural, political,economic, and environmental impacts of their decisions on the people, the communities, and thewider society. Engineers who develop competence in contextual knowledge are whole persons,who not only self-actualize but also strive to be socially, emotionally, and ethically responsiblefor the world. Learning to walk through Schön’s “swampy lowlands” under the guidance of theprofessors in the pilot study, the students have experienced messy situations that taught them tobe more tolerant of ambiguity rather than trying to reach the ‘right’ answers. They learned toaccept that many engineering dilemmas do not have perfect solutions when all aspects areconsidered. In Schön’s (1983) words, they have learned to be more
? How well did I communicate and cooperate with students from other majors? • What could I do differently in the next sprint to make the team more effective? What should I keep doing? • Is our team on track for success at Projects Day? • How will I incorporate feedback I have received into the next sprint?The second set of reflection questions concerns the other team whose sprint review the studentevaluated: • What is their project’s purpose? • What was their sprint goal? • Are they on schedule for success at Projects Day? • What did you learn from their presentation? • Which (if any) of their practices would be beneficial for your team to adopt?The third set of reflection questions concerns the team’s preparation for
lead to success in whatever you do in life. John Abele, Chairman of the Board, FIRST1Universities are increasingly partnering with FIRST by either sponsoring a team and/orhosting a regional event3 as a way to recruit top students. However, the program is verymentor dependent; i.e. it takes more than one adult to lead a team. Because we live in asociety with a growing need to become more technologically literate2, because FRC isvery time dependent, because FRC is expensive, and because the first year can be veryoverwhelming, there is a shortage of mentors. For those willing to start an FRC team,there is a great deal of support as everyone is encouraged by FIRST to act with “graciousprofessionalism4” and to engage in
conferences or tradepublications such as STRUCTURE Magazine and Concrete International.Research Assessment Strategy A mixed method approach was taken to assess impact industry had on student learning, as well as,perceptions students felt about industry engagement. This study utilized student evaluations and casualobservations. End of semester student-teacher evaluations (SRTE) had opportunities for open-endedcomments on the course. These responses along with causal observations from the instructions are used toevaluate research questions. SRTE further consisted of Likert based questions for overall ratings of thecourse and instructor(s) in a 1-7 rating with 7 being the highest. This data was collected at the end of eachsemester.Research
animal rights propaganda. He went there to actually engage in adebate with the Sanctuary workers. He later explained that the visit has in fact changed his life inmany ways including what he eats and what he views as acceptable research using animalmodels. A second point I would like to offer is that the Farm Sanctuary is located in beautifulUpstate New York. It has countless pastoral settings, many reminiscent of the paintings oftenfound in the paintings of the French Impressionist era. It seems that such a setting would by itsvery nature lift the spirits of anyone and nurture a more optimistic when contemplating thefuture. A third possibility centers around the impact that the encounters students had withpassionate, dedicate workers at the
programs is another reason to encourage undergraduate researchopportunities, especially those with international content. In its criteria for evaluatingundergraduate engineering programs for accreditation, ABET includes Criterion 3, StudentOutcomes. Undergraduate participation in research directly supports at least three of the elevenoutcomes (a-k): (b) design and conduct experiments (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) engage in life-long learningAdditionally, ABET’s Criterion 6, Faculty, states that one of the factors for evaluating facultycompetence is “level of scholarship” (ABET, 2017).In designing research experiences for
of the students find the techniqueappealing or preferable to the traditional approach.In order to quantify and interpret the impact of constraint graphs on student performance, thefollowing three evaluative categories and associated rubrics were defined.• Proficiency – Is the constraint graph representation well formed in terms of boxes, vertices, lines, and labels? The merit of the representational formalism is judged utilizing the following criteria.Rating Descriptive Characteristics 5 Constraints are boxed; 100% of arcs are present; linkages among graphs are correctly established; labels are present; all valuations and units are indicated 4 Constraints are
thetext.Bibliography1. According to ABET, engineering programs must demonstrate that students attain an ability to: (a) apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, (b) design and conduct experiments and analyze data, (c) design a system, component, or process within economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health-safety, manufacturability, and sustainability constraints, (d) function on multi-disciplinary teams, (e) identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, (f) understand professional and ethical responsibility, (g) communicate effectively, (h) understand engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (i) engage in life-long learning, (j) gain a knowledge of
for engineering students [15]. The goal of this project is to develop high-impact online lab teaching practices and to testtheir effectiveness of them. Accordingly, during the two long semesters in 2022, we tested ourinnovative online lab teaching strategies in the laboratory sessions with the following activelearning strategies in the laboratory sessions by a) developing and implementing open-endeddesign experiences into lab work, b) establishing teamwork in online labs, c) creating an onlinelearning community and to overcome isolation, and d) incorporating pre-lab simulations and pre-lab video demonstrations. These core lab learning strategies were applied in five EE courses:Circuits, Electronics I & II, Microcomputers, and
on their time need to have tools in place to facilitate data entry and reportgeneration. A database that has been developed for assessment tracking is used as a vehicle tostandardize and simplify the assessment process.IntroductionClassified as an “engaged university” under the Carnegie Foundation, Western CarolinaUniversity strives to give its students meaningful experiences that can be translated into practicein the workplace and in their personal lives. WCU is a regional comprehensive university,serving over 9,600 students, graduate and undergraduate. The Department of Engineering andTechnology has three ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accreditedundergraduate degrees: Engineering Technology, Electrical and
of the selected locomotive capability.Finally, students were required to analyze the interaction of design elements as they impacted thevarious metrics, and discuss how the performance could be improved in a theoretical secondgeneration.SolutionsWorm Chariot SolutionsStudents were apprehensive when told that they could not use templates from the Internet norfrom the manual for the two challenges, but the results were more than satisfactory. Creativityand innovation levels were high, and the added requirement that students could not copy fromone another provided impetus for critical thinking. Many students were convinced that the wormrobots would all look and move identically, even under the restrictions on available materials andin-course
becoming learners include recognizing that they have more engineering-relatedknowledge than originally believed and that engaging in the activities develops confidence inteaching engineering through practice. The latter is similar to the observed impact of leadingSTEM activities for elementary school students on high-schoolers and mentors who foundthemselves empowered to expand their roles from learners and take on more leadership roles(e.g., Battel, et. al. (2021), Mandala, et al. (2022)). In addition, recognizing that some teachersassumed their role to be different than a learner, suggests that a discussion on the importance ofcollective participation, framed in Desimone’s framework, might enable additional learningsooner by the classroom
systems;2. Students are able to synthesize and analyze integrated thermal/fluid and mechanical systems;3. Students are able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively on multidisciplinary teams; Page 10.1018.14. Students contribute to society and the profession through professional activities, and understand the impact of engineering solutions on a diverse and global society and their Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education professional and
note that with respect to the students, no resistance tothis approach was noticed.Furthermore, instructor reflection about the implemented PSLEs allowed her to be aware of thesemetacognitive processes, their impact on her students’ learning, and its potential in order toincorporate more of such activities in several senior courses in chemical engineering. Sherealized that instructional activities implemented along each problem enhanced students’conceptual and procedural knowledge, promoting students’ metacognitive awareness. Based onthe assessed problems and especially on the final project, it was noted by her that encouragingthese skills is valuable to improve learning and student problem-solving performance.AcknowledgmentsWe acknowledge
as much aspossible.” One example of a project-based, hands-on learning course is Toying WithTechnology. By experiencing inquiry, problem-solving, and investigations asundergraduates, future teachers are able to pose worthwhile tasks and structuremeaningful inquiry in their own K-12 classrooms. Page 5.177.2Teachers working with a base knowledge of engineering can naturally encourage studentsto consider engineering as an interesting area to explore. A national commitment topreparing teachers with an understanding of engineering concepts will have the mostimpact on increasing the number of students remaining engaged in technology, science,and
COVID-19 restrictions and concluded in FallSpring 2021. Three undergraduate students graduated and joined the industry. One of themdecided to stay for his master’s degree in this department. He has been continuing this researchand development on the water analysis quadcopter platform for mosquito research. This specificcapstone project has shown the education value of successful vertical integration. An initial post-capstone survey was previously collected for the analysis for a bigger scope ofmultiple capstone projects [3]. For this paper, another post-capstone survey was collected in May2022 to analyze the educational impacts on this project only. The questions in the on-line surveyare shown as follows:1. In your experience and opinion, did
encountered in the initial stagesof the project and at boosting the effectiveness and impact of the integrated courses.VI. ConclusionBased on the initial findings presented in this study, it is evident that the NSF S-STEM project atPenn State Abington, involving the integration of Physics and Mathematics and Physics andElectrical Engineering and courses, has achieved notable success in several key areas. Theproject's innovative approach to STEM education, characterized by the co-teaching ofinterdisciplinary courses, has yielded positive outcomes in terms of student performance,engagement, and satisfaction.Firstly, the improvement in student academic performance, as evidenced by higher GPAs andcredit attainment among program participants, highlights
. 12The students are scored numerically and by rubrics. Figure 7 represents the results of applyingthe rubric of outcomes on SPCD. It can be seen that the overall achievement is satisfactory.However, weaknesses are shown in the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (outcome h)and an ability to communicate effectively, (outcome g). 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% a b c k d g hFigure 7 Average achievement of the outcomes b-j (17students Fall 2016 & Spring 2017) Criteria g which is the ability of the students to communicate effectively was assessed throughKPI’s
professional and ethical responsibility(i) a recognition of the need for and the ability to engage in life-long learning(j) an understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context as provided by a broad education(k) a knowledge of contemporary issues Page 5.175.7 Figure 4. Program Outcome Audit Assessment Tools Employer Senior Co-op Co-op Alumni Theme Theme Survey Survey Employer Student Survey Portfolio Portfolio
. They make another estimate and redo the activity.After completing the activity, the entire class engaged a discussion about what did they learn,how did they make decisions, how important were the retrospectives, and how did the iterationsdiffer. Each individual student was asked to reflect on what they learned by writing oneparagraph that addresses the following prompts: • What did you contribute to the team’s process or results? • What did you learn about agile methodology from participating in the activity? • What did you learn about working with a team?Lesson 2: Agile Software Design ActivityThe course was designed to include a hands-on, mini-project from each of the four departmentsin our college. The computing area included a
inhibitions about using the campus computer network, and e-mailing the instructor. Note that all students entering G.I.T. are required to own a computer, and the dormitory rooms have high speed internet access. - In the second week, students were informed that they would be setting up their own web pages during the semester, and posting their assignments to those web pages. - The course outline web page included students’ e-mail addresses, mostly to encourage communication between classmates. - Assignment #2 onwards required usage of the internet to find data on various aircraft for benchmarking purposes. - All the notes for the course were posted on the Aerospace Digital Library, and survey comments show that this resource
touchpointsDetails about the program design can be found in earlier publications, so we’ll just summarizebriefly here. First, the program aims to build self-efficacy by challenging and supportingparticipants to succeed with multiple, hands-on engineering design experiences. We alsoprovide a wide spectrum of female role models and peer support. We surround the girls withfemale staff who are engaged in STEM fields, including HS students, undergrad & grad students,and faculty. The program shows how engineering provides a range of opportunities to fulfillhumanistic and people-oriented values and goals. This is done through selection of workshoptopics but especially through a real-world service learning project where teams of 10 girls usethe engineering