, acontextualized international development project partnering with UNHCR Zambia that the students workon remotely from on campus as part of their curriculum, an extra-curricular design project workinginternationally on a development project with a partner community and a design project based studyabroad project in a developing country. Through this we hope to understand the relative importance ofinternational experience to becoming a globally competent engineer and can students gain a reasonablelevel of competence through introducing global perspectives into their classroom or do they need to travelabroad?IntroductionEngineering student’s ability to graduate and work in an increasingly global engineering marketplace isfundamental to their future success
can promote multiple engineeringprograms, add relevance, and connect industry to academia. Connecting industry partners to theinstitution has helped in organizations meeting their community service project goals, fillingboth internship and full-time employment needs, adding academic expertise to solve sometechnical problems, and can be an effective part of a college recruiting plan. Students benefitfrom seeing the relevance of their academic work to real world problems, exposure to industryprofessionals and employment opportunities, and exposure to equipment the institution does nothave. The industry benefits from access to the pipeline of future employees and great marketing.This paper presents how one university develops and uses industry
thecomplexity of our current problems and the social and environmental injustice that mostpeople endure demand engineering to go beyond the technical problems, question theimpact of our engineering solutions, and incorporate other ways of doing and being inengineering. Engaging in engineering, and engineering education without awareness ofother beings and the Ecosystem, leads to immense harm, especially to underrepresentedpeople and their ecosystems. In this article, I present my first thoughts on an engineeringeducation framework that hopefully will guide educators and students through therelationships and interconnections between three levels: individual, people, and theEcosystem. To illustrate these interconnections, I use the biological concept of
AStudent Education Outcomes from ABET Criteria 2000(a) Ability to Apply Knowledge of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering(b) Ability to Design and Conduct Experiments, as well as to Analyze and Interpret Data(c) Ability to Design a System, Component, or Process to Meet Desired Needs(d) Ability to Function on Multi-Disciplinary Teams(e) Ability to Identify, Formulate, and Solve Construction Problems(f) Understanding of Professional and Ethical Responsibility(g) Ability to Communicate Effectively(h) Broad Education Necessary to Understand the Impact of Construction Solutions in a Global/Societal Context(i) Recognition of the Need For, and an Ability to Engage in Life-Long Learning(j) Knowledge of Contemporary Issues(k) Ability to Use the Techniques
course, which should provide proper guidance forgamifying current educational experiences.Notable positive aspects of the gaming communityIn order to best a particular game, gamers actively engage in online communities, watch YouTubetutorials and practice with other gamers online. Notably, Discord is a popular software amongprogrammers and game developers, where they can even interact with one another from across theglobe and successfully complete developing games without ever having met one another in reallife. A successful example of such a studio is Moon Studios, who developed a game named Oriand the Blind Forest, later being incorporated under Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios. Themembers of this studio had never met one another prior to
ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global 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.A successful program evaluation under EC 2000 accreditation guidelines would use the non-technical humanities and social science degree components in combination with specificprofessional elements within the engineering program to support the (f) through (j) elements ofthe ABET Criterion 3. Specifically for Baylor University, the ethics elective supports element(f) and ENG-1302 and 3300 supports element (g), while the balance of the humanities and
Who are the main players in this Consulting Houses, experts,Professionals area, and what do they focus on experts perspectives.The main objective behind this project is to engage both industry stakeholders from differentsegments of the power industry and academic experts to understand their expectations forqualified power engineering graduates and to establish a connection that allows defining aprioritized list of core Smart Grid technology topics to be imparted into the existing ECEcurriculum. The current effort focuses on developing a list of learning objectives thatsummarizes the power grid industry's current needs and requirements from freshly graduatedECE students. To answer the current projects’ phase research question
andMechanical Engineering starting in 2000, graduating initial cohorts in 2004. The threeprograms are now stable and mature, have been successfully evaluated twice by theEngineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (EAC of ABET)1, and have graduated 400 students with baccalaureate degreesas of May 2012. The defining emphasis of the WKU Department of Engineering is todeliver undergraduate, project-based learning engineering programs so that2: … Western Kentucky University engineering students master engineering by working on projects. From the very beginning of our programs, WKU Engineering has embraced project- based learning as our primary approach to engaged deep learning
meetings. This has exposed them to project management methods and given them further opportunities to improve their communication skills. 3. This project actively engaged students in economic assessment of large-scale engineering projects. 4. Students working on the PV project have learned a variety of new engineering tools.It is noteworthy that the Clinic environment gives a student the chance to make the best of anopportunity—self starters are particularly successful on a Clinic team. The more a studentdisplays leadership and ownership over the project, the better his or her grade will be 7.A student who completes all of the work asked of them earns a C. By taking charge of theproject as evidenced by generating their own tasks
conference presentations and/or scholarly publications. Thesummer semester provides a convenient time for both sides because neither the U.S. students’nor Chinese students’ academic calendar is impacted. And in contrast to one-way study aboard orresearch programs, the dual exchange format offers the continuity of global learning experiencefor the American students even after their return from China. The students are also offered theopportunity to continue working on the project during the subsequent academic year, with afocus on manuscript preparation.Research project topics are proposed by the first author and his domain collaborators at PurdueUniversity. In the summer of 2014, four students participated in two data mining projects, whichare the
concept model is well suited for engineering education. In fact, there is a growingbody of knowledge and literature related to the exploration of threshold concepts in a variety ofengineering disciplines, including chemical, civil, electrical, and environmental2. In mechanicalengineering, and more specifically statics education, the current available literature focuses on Page 23.407.2the use of an online tutorial to engage students in exploring threshold concepts2.Threshold concepts have been found to share seven characteristics. Here, I provide someexplanation of each characteristic and how each relates to this project. Integrative
improvement: A. This survey targets graduates from the most recent three cohorts. We used the email lists from their time as students, along with posts on the MS Teams channel, assuming that graduates still have access to these communication platforms. The questions are: A1. Which program were you enrolled in? A2. Which graduating class (cohort) were you part of? A3. Are you currently employed in the field of engineering? A4. What did you appreciate about the M-MCDP courses (open question)? A5. Did the M-MCDP courses have a real impact on your engineering practice (open question)? A6. What improvements could be made to make the courses even more realistic in
novelteaching pedagogies provides an opportunity to explicitly address systems issues such ascomponent integration, communication, and sensor networks. As motivating femaleengineers is our guiding priority, it is the goal of this course to combine the strengths of ahands-on design course with a rigorous introduction to necessary tools, intuitions, andcritical thinking that will help enable the student to grapple with many differentengineering problems both in academia and the real world.1. Introduction and backgroundOver the past ten years, several colleges and universities have experimented with usingrobotic platforms as a means to introduce students to the practice of engineering [1].Different courses choose different robotic systems, and we chose to
Undergraduate Computer Networking CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents the assessment results and findings of the National Science Foundation(NSF) sponsored CCLI project, entitled “Enhance Computer Network Curriculum usingCollaborative Project-based Learning (CPBL).” During the first funding year, a cyber-infrastructure to enable remote project-based learning was established and a series of in-class andafter-class projects using OPNET have been developed and implemented in CS470 and EE440,which were taught in Winter and Spring 2011 respectively. The content of CS470 and EE440were also streamlined to cover the protocols and design issues of the entire network architectwith minimum overlaps. To measure the impact of the course revision on student
able to "reason verbally,communicate their ideas to others, and furnish leadership” (O’Neal, 1990) -- then education forsustainable technology must address this need among engineering students. Psychologicalstudies of students and faculty have found a diversity of learning styles (e.g., abstract/concrete Page 5.570.8and active/reflective); we are most comfortable intellectually when studying in fields closelyallied with our personal style. But one of the purposes of education is to challenge students tothink differently, even if -- especially if -- it makes them uncomfortable.CompatibilitiesEngineering is about developing a new thing, or doing
, softskills are commonly associated with social or humanities courses, graduates from engineeringprograms requires to develop these skills. According to previous studies, soft skills could be thekey to increase the employability in higher education graduates. The apparent graduates’weaknesses are in communication skills, team work and the attitude on how to carry themselvesin the community (citizenship) among others23. Moreover, higher education programs areexpected to prepare students for future professional work experience. In contrast students areexpected to learn how to become exceptional professionals ready to handle any kind of challengeassociated with his or her job instantaneously after graduation. Many times these twoexpectations are not
writing, although they aremore adept at nonconventional communication such as video. Compared to students just adecade or two ago, today’s students are far less likely to utilize brick-and-mortar libraryresources, preferring to consult, often with high frequency, Google and the internet forinformation. Instant access to information enables today’s students to enjoy a much broaderview of topics, although this same instant availability to massive amounts of information maydiminish students’ self-reliance and ability to solve problems independently. Free access toinformation, on-demand entertainment, and an increasingly consumer-driven education model allcontribute to a rising sense of entitlement on the part of students as well as instructors (see
. The anticipatedconstrained knowledge by teachers of scientific inquiry and engineering design and the likelybenefits to student learning from engagement in these processes provide the justification forassuring that teachers understand inquiry and design and are prepared to apply them effectivelyand appropriately as instructional approaches. The parallels and differences between scientific inquiry and engineering design asapplied to instructional methods are summarized in Table 1. The process flow of “Planning,”“Observation and Testing,” and “Reflection and Communication” build on the work by Bedwardand colleagues who explored the integration of design into elementary curriculum.15Table 1: Comparing Inquiry Based Science and Engineering
, everythingfrom lectures to class discussions can be affected and enhanced as well.Perhaps it is during lectures that the biggest impact can be made. Rather than just doing exampleproblems from the textbook on the whiteboard, utilize problems from industrial experience tosolve. After all the students can read the textbook and follow the solution of those problemswhile they study. However, solving real problems actually encountered in industry adds a newdimension to the course. The student’s interest level increases as they realize a practical use ofthe material being studied. Of course, this take extra preparation time on the professors behalfbut the results are well worth it. Care must also be exercised by the professor in order to preventany
situations.Educators must build courses that have a variety of learning experiences. These experiences mustgive students the opportunity to contrast and appropriate the concepts under discussion, in orderto be able to use them in their work settings. This paper presents one such course, where differenttools (lectures, analysis of videos and videogames) have been employed to make the course moresuccessful. At the end of the course, important realizations emerged from the studentsthemselves, such as the statement that titles this work (“This videogame is just like my plant!”).The paper is divided in three sections. First, some background related to the use of games ispresented in section two. Then, the course itself, its theoretical contents and the use of
. Individual workshops' outcomes can befound at the website (http://ece.uprm.edu/lfw). Ninety seven percent (97%) of workshopparticipants expect to put in practice the ideas presented in the workshop. In addition, an externalevaluator, Dr. Sharon Derry, from the University of Wisconsin, was asked to assess theworkshop: "…the workshop content and materials focused on valuable and psychologically valid content…Commendable features related to these outcomes include :integration of conceptually oriented content instruction with learning activities representing real-world work; emphasis on teamwork and group dynamics; engaging students in complex, authentic design and analysis; forging coordinated educational efforts
perspective.Case #1: Epistemological PrivilegingImagine a student who is in an introductory college physics course. This student engages withthe material, wanting to learn about electric fields and the forces exerted by electrostatic charges.She engages readily in conversation with her three group mates and always pushes the group fora mathematical explanation, unsatisfied with an understanding purely based on physicalexamples. She also does all of her homework. Here is the problem: unlike the rest of her group,she is not getting the fundamental physical concepts behind the formation of electric fields andthe application of the equation E = F / q. The question is: why?Lising and Elby [27] investigated this question with a thorough qualitative study that
. Produce one paper that relates to the course topics. Figure 4. AEFIS Course survey response after taking course.Figures 3 and 4 summarize AEFIS surveys in regard the course objectives most closely related to the termproject in this investigation. Students self assessment reflects that t there is a positive impact in terms offinding solutions to the problems and communicate it to the peers more effectively after completing thecourse work and required mini term project.4. DiscussionResearch has demonstrated the use of online formative student assessment, such as term project interimreports and presentations, can be particularly effective in STEM education courses. Furthermore,Photovoice metacognitive
and engineering education.Specifically, it examines the following research questions: ● What principles of project management do students learn from participation in the small scale design-bid build- project simulation? ● How does experiential learning, specifically a simulation, provide students with opportunities to explore communication and professional issues?Conceptual FrameworkPhilosophers and educational researchers rely on a variety of theories of teaching and learning tomake sense of the way teaching and learning occurs. Building on Dewey’s theory of experientialeducation (Dewey 1938), and drawing on the work of Piaget (Piaget, 2000), David Kolbdeveloped what he called the Experiential Learning Model (Kolb, 1984
Page 3.293.3a larger, specialized, engineering college would probably aid in student interest andsuccess. Informal discussions with students indicated a great deal of satisfaction with theproject. In general, the course is intended to provide an introduction to engineering as adiscipline and profession. Through case studies, readings, discussions, teamwork, designcontests, and student portfolios the processes of design, creative problem solving andinnovation are studied. Emphasis is given to the historical and social context ofengineering design and its impact on our society. Skills necessary for success such ascreativity, teamwork, oral and written communication are developed. An introduction tocampus computing facilities and software
Preparation) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent Preparation)f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities;(Little Preparation) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent Preparation)g) An ability to communicate effectively;(Little Preparation) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent Preparation)h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal, economic, environmental and societal context;(Little Preparation) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent Preparation)i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning;(Little Preparation) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent Preparation)j) A knowledge of contemporary issues;(Little Preparation) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent Preparation)k) An ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary
) (b) Figure 2: (a) LTspice circuit schematic of a two stage audio amp, (b) breadboarded version of the audio amp (picture is from a student’s eportfolio).with a more advanced heterodyne version of their radio which would allow tuning for differentstations. Finally, weeks 11-12 are devoted to a team project to improve the radio. Students arefree to select their own project. Notable recent projects include design of a better audio amplifierto drive larger speakers, a bass/treble controller, and a remote controller for the radio.In addition to the technical content, the core laboratories are also tasked with helping to developour students’ teaming and communications skills (both oral and written). One of the objectives ofthe RF Systems
work on the earth and serve people by helping provide them with safe solutions to their most fundamental needs. Dr. Dittenber also has a passion for providing engaging teaching experiences, tackling unique and creative projects, and mentoring students through college and what follows. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Measuring Academic Integrity Perceptions and the Correlation with Ethical ReasoningAbstractHere we share findings of student and faculty perceptions of academic integrity practices at twoinstitutions, gaps between these perceptions, and how these perceptions may
relationships. Further, living with otherscience, math and engineering students did not have the impact on retention that has been foundin other studies, particularly intentional residential communities set up for women inengineering8, 10.As might be expected, leavers expressed less self-confidence than stayers that they would stickwith the engineering major and the career, evident even in the beginning of the academic year.However, they were not less confident in their engineering abilities, nor in their more generalacademic or communication abilities.A third issue that our findings address is the role played in retention by students’ expectationsabout their future career resulting from the major. Seymour and Hewitt21 found that women whopersist in
construethemselves as professionals is not well understood. Engineering education can be viewed as ahighly structured curriculum while the engineering career is surrounded by a highly unstructuredenvironment with multidimensional tasks. This study investigates how graduate engineersexperience the transition to the new context of working life and to what extent has the collegeexperience helped in this process.Theoretical FrameworkOnce they have graduated from college, engineers start their career to be practitioners of thesubject. They work in teams to develop and test new products, to find solutions for problems,and work on new inventions. Lave and Wenger7 defined a Community of Practice as a group ofpeople who engage in a shared activity, while social