teams are common across engineering schools world-wide. Theseteams provide leadership opportunities for students as well as hands on learning that can bemissing from the classroom. The teams provide an opportunity for students to gain valuableexperience during their engineering education.These teams can have a large influence on student success post-graduation. Students who excelon project teams are able to network with industry professionals at competition events, duringsponsorship activities, and while seeking mentorship and guidance. These contacts are often keyfor finding high impact careers after graduation.The culture on student project teams can vary widely. While some teams intentionally focus onbeing welcoming and inclusive of all
, such as a sophomore-levelproject-based course that provides the foundation for successful teamwork, professional ethics,design processes, and professional formation as a civil engineer. Project materials for this courseare provided by industry partners (e.g., data, plans, construction estimates, stakeholder input andfeedback), which are being developed into project case studies that can be integrated horizontallyand vertically into coursework to showcase how a component analysis fits within a largersystem. (See related paper being presented at this conference [1].) Cultural transformationincludes flexible departmental structures, for example replacing the current structure oforganizing faculty around sub-disciplines and instead organizing
mathematics from Florida State University. His current interests include 3D-printing, active learning, and infusing more physical activity into mathematics courses. Recent grant positions include principal investigator on the NSF-funded grant ”EAGER: MAKER: Engaging Math Students with 3D-Printing for STEM Success and co-PI on the NSF-funded grant ”Collaborative Research: Improving Representational Competence by Engaging with Physical Modeling in Foundational STEM Courses”.Dr. Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University Wade Goodridge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Industrial Technology Education and Civil and Environmental
andOctober administrations in pencil/paper format, to year-round delivery as a computer-based test[8]. This change, among other things, relaxed our students’ preparation schedule for the FEExam. Simultaneously – noting that Texas Tech University does not require its engineeringstudents take the FE Exam – we observed a significant drop in the percentage of CE exam takersfrom 98 percent (1997 to 2011) to about 80 percent (2015 to 2019).Figure 2. Example of “Original” CE 4200 Course Schedule, Fall 2013 Anecdotally the reason for the drop in FE exam takers was because many of our CEstudents were entering the workforce in construction and other industries where licensure is notstrongly emphasized. Collectively these trends did not align well with
potential of the modality to increase access and eliminateboundaries to education in fields. Some studies additionally suggest that online courses may beof comparatively higher interest when compared to face-to-face courses among women and non-traditional students (e.g., [2-3]). Together, this research demonstrates the potential of onlineeducation to fulfill calls from industry, government, and academia to increase the number andtype of students who choose to pursue engineering higher education [4], and yet, the acceptanceand adoption of online learning in the field of engineering have generally been slower. Barriersinclude the difficulty of replicating hands-on activities in an online environment and a skepticismabout the approach to properly
from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics
thermal effects, all at a scale thatstudents can see, touch, or hear the physical phenomena being investigated.Among the research questions that are being addressed several stand out: 1. Which topics have the greatest potential for enhancing educational outcomes through hands-on learning? 2. What is the impact of the experiments on student performance, on student interest and confidence in the subject matter, and on long-term retention of the knowledge? 3. Do these experiments have a positive impact on students from underrepresented groups in terms of performance, student interest, and retention? 4. Since hands-on education is often associated with collaboration and group work, what are the best practices for impromptu
on computer systems and applications, networking, communication systems, along with digital, analog, and machine-control electronics. He is the recipient of the 2013 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence at Eastern and has been nominated multiple times for the Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Award. His professional interests include implementing active teaching and learning strategies, metacognition, integrating open-source software/hardware with online control, and deploying electrical and telecom technologies in community-based organizations. He is always seeking opportunities for collaborating on teaching, scholarly, and service projects, especially those aimed at improving students’ critical
curriculum.An approach to enhance spatial thinking or spatial reasoning skills is learning three-dimensional(3D) modeling [4]. 3D modeling involves several steps and design decisions to make sure that afeasible design is made. Learning 3D modeling is supposed to not only enhance students’ designdecisions but also improve their spatial thinking ability. With the proliferation of consumer-level3D printing, Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR), there is a sparked interestamong educators to teach 3D modeling using tools like Tinkercad in formal and informal settings[5], [6]. An additional benefit of 3D modeling knowledge is the career path it opens. Severalcompanies and industries are in the need for 3D designers for a variety of projects
similarinterventions. The guide was developed based in part on input from Qin Zhu, our Chinese co-author, collaborator, and expert on Confucian philosophy and culture. We also drew insightsfrom Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions theory [33]. As noted above, further evidence regardingthe effectiveness of each response option through rating data collected from SMEs (n=14) whowere not Chinese but had worked extensively in Chinese contexts and/or with Chinese contacts.Interpretation of Scenario Based on Culture and ContextIn Chinese culture, the concept of an individual person is historically very different fromAmerican and other Western conceptions [34]. Rather than seeing persons as largely autonomousand individualistic, Chinese culture has long tended to see a
composed of 4” or 6” Popsicle Sticks. 2. 0%-30% of the Model can be composed of other materials, such as: Arts & Craft Materials (LEGOS). Machine parts or tools. Rocks, wood, and other objects from nature. Cardboard, wooden blocks, clay, etc.The purpose of the Model was to provide students with the opportunity to use their imaginationsto visualize a problem in such detail that they can build a physical model representing the problemand solution [4, 8, 9].(3) Third, students were required to develop a PowerPoint Presentation on the Assignment [8].Course Learning Objectives and the CPS AssignmentThe course, OLS 35000 (Creativity in Business and Industry), had 5
individually madecreations. The projects and skills in the build group were discussed informally each week by thefaculty member in context of working in laboratories, internships, or student organizations acrossa variety of engineering majors, but also through personal building experience stories from thefaculty member related to basic household maintenance skills.Students sat in groups of 4 each week, and they discussed & collaborated together, but when itcame time to build students each individually used the tools to complete projects and were ableto each keep projects they made during the build sessions. Student seating in groups of 4 wasprimarily used based of the combination of space and workbenches available in the maker-spaceclassroom. Each
Biological Engineering at the Pennsyl- vania State University. He received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering and has 9 years industrial experience and 17 years academic experience. He has produced over 130 publications and 8 patents. Dr. Catchmark’s research focuses on polysaccharide composite materials as a sustainable barrier mate- rial/adhesive alternative to synthetic polymers for packaging, food handling, and construction materials. His work on biomaterals production also intersects with healthcare, tissue engineering and food engi- neering. He also conducts research on cellulose and nanocrystalline cellulose formation and production, particularly from bacteria. Finally, Dr. Catchmark is a Faculty Fellow of the
reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Effects of Research and Internship Experiences on Engineering Task Self- Efficacy on
textbooks, periodicals, and transactions.15 See Figure 9. Figure 9. Sibley Journal of Engineering description of librarian activities, 1914. 15A description of the library in 1915 indicates “a library of manufacturers catalogues has alsobeen added to the regular stock of magazines and books.”22 Libraries were meeting places where“an industrial exhibit was held in the Sibley Library under the auspices of the C.U.C.A. (CornellUniversity Christians’ Association). The purpose of the exhibit was to show the engineeringundergraduates what was being done through the Y.M.C.A. for the education, amusement, andgeneral welfare of faculty workers. “Factory workers
number of publications on clustering methodsin many disciplines just prior to the time of their writing. Clustering approaches have been used inbiology, psychology, archeology, industrial engineering, marketing, computer vision, characterrecognition, machine learning and other fields, and are often use for exploratory pattern analysisand grouping when little is known about the data.To situate a discussion of cluster analysis in the engineering education discipline, we performed asearch for the terms “cluster” and “cluster analysis” within 24 volumes of the JEE, a leadingengineering education research journal, available online. The search returned 139 articles. Uponreviewing the content of each article to characterize elements of cluster analysis
sector/industry they are most interested inpursuing as a career, and (3) select the research area (under a current faculty member) that mostinterests them. They were required to provide their references using the ASME Citation Guide.Week 2 - A 25-minute presentation covered the basics of engineering materials aimed atanswering the question: How do we select the Right material for the product of interest? A three-step process was introduced. Step 1 dealt with product analysis based on function, operatingconditions, cost, service life, risk of failure, and recyclability of a product. Step 2 examined therequired material properties (strength, stiffness, density, etc.), whereas Step 3 focused on theidentification and evaluation of candidate
students are ableto experience quality laboratory learning and also be prepared for modern industry demandsand a globally-connected workplace culture.AcknowledgmentThe work reported in this article contributes to a larger research project on laboratorylearning in Science and Engineering that is supported by the Australia Research Councilthrough grant DP140104189 for which Human Research Ethics approval has been obtainedfrom Curtin University (Approval Number: RDSE-61-15). The authors wish to express theirgratitude to both institutions.The authors also wish to acknowledge the contribution of the University of Technology,Sydney for allowing the use of their remote laboratory rigs for the purpose of this study.References[1] D. Lowe, S. Murray, D
name (e.g., Math 51 –Calculus 1, Math 53 – Calculus 2, CIVL 133 – Water Resources Engineering). On a few sites, onlythe course prefix and number were listed (e.g., Math 51) without the corresponding course names.In such cases, and in cases where there was any doubt about the course content, the correspondingcourse name and/or description were further examined in the university’s academic catalog.Survey of Department HeadsAdditional information was gathered using a survey that was sent to the department heads andchairs of civil engineering programs in the United States. Invitations to participate were distributedvia the ASCE Department Heads’ Collaborate site and by a direct email solicitation. Respondentswere asked general questions including
Technology and a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include digital and wireless communications, computer architecture, computer hardware/software interface, hard- ware virtualization, embedded systems, computer networks and the internet of things.Dr. Safwan Omari, Lewis University Safwan Omari is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the department of Computer and Math- ematical Sciences at Lewis University, USA. Dr. Omari received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2009 from Wayne State University, USA. Besides his academic career, Dr. Omari spent several years working in the industry as a senior software engineer including Nokia and Amazon
: MAKER: Engaging Math Students with 3D-Printing for STEM Success and co-PI on the NSF-funded grant ”Collaborative Research: Improving Representational Competence by Engaging with Physical Modeling in Foundational STEM Courses”.Dr. Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University Wade Goodridge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Industrial Technology Education and Civil and Environmental Engineering. His M.S. and Ph.D. are in Civil Engineering. Wade has over 18 years of teaching expe- rience primarily focused at the University level but also including 2+ years of teaching in high schools. Dr. Goodridge’s current research interests include
Paper ID #25586Exploring Differences in Senior and Sophomore Engineering Students’ Men-tal Models of Common ProductsMr. Francis Jacob Fish, Georgia Institute of Technology Francis Fish is a current Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned his Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering and MBA at the University of Delaware, in 2016 and 2017, where he conducted research for DARPA and ARL funded projects as well as private industry projects. From 2016 to 2018 he worked as a Nuclear Engineer for NAVSEA.Alexander R. Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexander Murphy is a mechanical engineering Ph.D
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to the real world and their future engineering careers. Afterbrainstorming a number of ideas, the faculty instructor approached the local Habitat forHumanity (HfH) affiliate and asked them if they would be willing to collaborate. This choicemade sense because HfH is active in the local community, and they are seeking to deepenpartnerships with the university and university students. At the time, the local HfH affiliate wasfocusing their efforts on rebuilding homes in a nearby community that had experienceddevastating floods two years before. They invited the students to work on one of their projectswhich involved reconstruction of a home that had been completely destroyed, pictured in Figure1. In addition, the local HfH communications and
executive director of the i-STEM network. She holds a BS degree in elementary education, an MA in Education Administration and an EDS in Educational Leadership. As a 30 year veteran teacher and administrator she has been in- volved in school reform, assessment, literacy, student achievement, and school improvement. Her current work involves coordinating partnerships with educators, the Idaho Department of Education, business, and industry to raise STEM Education awareness. Anne’s research interests include STEM education, inquiry and project-based instruction with the incorporation of 21st Century learning, change practices, and cultural influences on school effectiveness. c American Society
recruiting, student activities,engineering K -12 outreach, and scholarships for the College as well as securing external funding for theseefforts. Dr. Tiernan also helps coordinate undergraduate research opportunities and retention programsfor engineering students and collaborates with the UT Arlington College of Science on STEM outreachactivities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Challenges, Opportunities, and Impacts of S-STEM Projects: Insights for Institutional Capacity Building at Minority Serving InstitutionsIntroductionPurposeIt is widely understood that a skilled workforce capable of performance and innovation in thefields of Science, Technology
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, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Presentacion Rivera-Reyes is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also held a position as Professor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Na- tional Autonomous University of Honduras. He has experience in the telecommunication industry where he worked as a Project Manager developing solutions of high-speed transmission
understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he continues to innovate and research on how we can design new methods of learning to educate both our students and communities on how STEM and STEAM make up a large part of that vision and our future.Mr. Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso Pedro worked in the manufacturing industry as a Quality Control Engineer for some years before acquir- ing his current position as an Instructional Technologist at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). For over ten years in this role, he has worked with a team of managers that oversee various learning envi- ronments and systems in the Academic
), and are guided by a mentor who is usually a teacher from the students’ school.Final deliverables are an electronically submitted abstract of each team’s work and a posterwhich students present to judges from academia, industry, and the community at the competition.ObjectivesPrevious applications of this rubric-based assessment have appeared successful in understandingthe efficacy of the Imagine Tomorrow program in promoting energy literacy amongst variousdemographic and other groups. Use of the rubric appeared appropriate in analyzing energyliteracy based on similarities in scoring trends between raters on evaluations of both abstractsand posters in previous Imagine Tomorrow competitions. These have included similarities suchas returning