sociotechnicalthinking and methods. In 1970, Lafayette College initiated this degree program, with the goal ofproducing graduates who could bridge the gap between engineering and the liberal arts; after 50years, its mission is to help students recognize the increasingly complex challenges ofengineering in the larger framework of socio-technical systems and develop the ability to analyzeand understand these systems through multi-disciplinary perspectives. Lafayette’s coreEngineering Studies curriculum is designed to help students gain expertise in examining theplace of engineering and technology in society, with interdisciplinary skills to lead publictechnology debates around issues related to policy, management, economics, and theenvironment. When complemented
Associates and Open Mentoring® through a presentation atthe 2002 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) National Conference. An employee from TheDow Chemical Company was describing Dow’s Open Mentoring® program. In late 2002, WEPapproached other College of Engineering programs and student services seeking additionalsupport to license technology from Triple Creek Associates and customize the Open Mentoring®electronic mentoring tool to meet the needs of all students in the College, not just the femaleengineering students. After proposing the Open Mentoring® tool to the Dean of the College andreceiving approval and funding, customization of the tool moved forward. The EqualOpportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program and the Alumni Relations Program in the
engineering.The cost of students not participating in employment search skill development activities is high.In regard to the students, they may not find employment immediately upon graduation or maynot find optimum employment in an engineering related discipline, leading to a sub-optimal startto their career that can have significant effects in regard to future opportunities. Moreover, theoverall university and engineering program job placement rates can suffer, affecting the ability ofthe university to attract new students to the program.This paper describes the employment search skill development program at the ValparaisoUniversity College of Engineering. Once deployed, the program requires minimal resources toadminister and is required for all
Objectives and OutcomesThe founding faculty agreed that a rigorous and comprehensive system of program assessmentand continuous improvement was necessary to ensure long-term success. As such, thedevelopment of a draft set of objectives and outcomes as a standard for the program was the firstteam design activity. The engineering program will seek ABET accreditation under the generalengineering criteria as soon as possible, and development of program objectives and outcomes isa central component of this accreditation. Note that in addition to ABET required objectives andoutcomes related to student performance, the founding faculty felt that it was essential to define
. Page 9.832.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 7 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education______________________________________________________________________________ Computer Engineering Program Outcomes3Students completing the degree requirements in the Program of Computer Engineering shouldhave:1. A broad understanding of the theory of mathematics, probability and statistics, including that relating to differential and integral calculus, discrete mathematics, differential equations, and complex variables.2. An understanding of basic scientific theory and methods in the areas of chemistry and calculus
experience in curriculum development in K-12 and creates material for the Technology Student Association’s annual TEAMS competition. David has co-authored two texts related to engineering, Principles of Applied Engineering for Pearson-Prentice Hall and Introductory Engineering Mathematics for Momentum Press. His research interests include: model/method transferability, threshold concepts to inform curriculum development, information asymmetry in higher education processes (e.g., course articulation), and issues in first year engineering.Ms. Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech Ashley Taylor is a doctoral candidate in engineering education at Virginia Polytechnic and State Univer- sity, where she also serves as a program
, individual teaching to student-centered, problem-based, team learning. Toreach this goal, EESP has invited diverse groups of several dozen doctoral engineering studentsand junior faculty members to participate in a weeklong, hands-on workshop focused on teachingphilosophy, classroom skills, and the essentials of the academic career.EESP ’97 enabled participants to achieve the following program objectives: 1. enhance their knowledge of teaching methods and the learning process 2. develop their understanding and appreciation of the diversity of undergraduate students related to learning styles, cultural background, age, gender, and interests 3. increase their capacity to embrace future responsibilities for leadership in engineering
, Auburn University - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Jessica Bowers serves as the Manager for Career Development Content and Strategy in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering (SGCOE) at Auburn University. In August 2018, Jessica joined the SGCOE to support the launch of the Office of Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR), charged with providing career development and graduation outcome support for 6,300 undergraduate and graduate engineering students. She provided leadership and strategic direction for establishment of CDCR career development and coaching services; leading recruitment, staffing, and operation of the career coaching team to provide one-on-one career coaching, workshops and programs
Arizona University Jennifer Johnson has been working in higher education for over 10 years on various projects related to STEM student recruitment and retention. Her education is in Mechanical Engineering, which after five years working in industry, she applied towards several entrepreneurial ventures. As an advocate for underrepresented and non-traditional STEM students, Jen’s years at Northern Arizona University working on grant funded programs supporting these students have been very rewarding.Dr. Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University Augsburg College, Chemistry, B.S., 1999 University of Colorado—Boulder, Organic Chemistry, M.S., 2002 University of Northern Colorado, Chemical Education, Ph.D., 2008
Session 1793 A Three-semester Interdisciplinary Educational Program in Microsystems Engineering Tim Ameel, Bruce Gale, and Ian Harvey Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112Abstract Motivated by an NSF IGERT grant in the general area of microfluidics, a sequence ofthree interdisciplinary technical courses has been developed in the emerging area ofmicrosystems engineering. Designed as a sequence, these courses provide students, bothgraduate
was required, programming assignments were relevant to the course syllabi. 8. In Materials Science and Engineering courses, programming assignments helped me understand the related course content.Consider the classes you took as an undergraduate student at UC Davis.Please indicate how representative each statement is of yourself from “Strongly Agree” to“Strongly Disagree”. For each question, you may also select “Decline to answer”.[Answers (5 point Likert scale): Strongly Disagree, Somewhat Disagree, Neither Agree norDisagree, Somewhat Agree, Strongly Agree, Decline to answer] 9. There should be more computer programming in Materials Science and Engineering classes. 10. Programming skills in Materials Science and
c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Program for Managing Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Engineering Education ABSTRACTUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are an increasingly important aspect of technology. As aresult, they have become a very important tool in engineering education for a variety ofdisciplines. While many physical laboratories or training aids have regulatory and administrativerequirements, the considerations related to UAS are multifaceted and include Federal AviationRegulations, airspace requirements, and privacy considerations. Furthermore, UAS pose aphysical hazard that must be taken into account to protect students, staff, faculty, and
related fields of electricalengineering, CQUPT’s enrollment is more than ten times the size of NAU’s EE program. In a2012 assessment by the Degree and Graduate Education Development Centre of the ChineseMinistry of Education, CQUPT ranked number 26 in the field of Information andCommunications Engineering among universities in the People’s Republic of China.In China, a fresh graduate with a B.S. degree in EE faces a tough and very competitive domesticjob market. Facing this reality, students and their parents have become very interested inenhanced competitiveness. They generally view an engineering degree from certain foreignsources, particularly the United States, as very prestigious and highly desirable. Quite simply, theproblem is one of cost
taught a wide variety of computer science-related courses as well as some industrial technology courses. Her research interests include instructional methods, females in STEM, and STEM education. She previously has published papers on females in STEM, engineering education, STEM education, and instructional methods. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Developing a Web-based Advising Application for an Engineering ProgramAbstractEfficient academic advising is essential for college students regardless of major. For a successfulcollege experience, academic advising is needed to build a solid foundation. Students
issues.The specific aims of the grant are three-fold: 1) Establish new and strengthen existing trainingprograms in biomedical engineering in sub-Saharan Africa; 2) Train biomedical engineers andmedical doctors to evaluate newly developed HIV-related and other testing and therapeuticdevices; 3) Train post graduates from business schools to scale-up development and launch newhealthcare practices. In support of these specific aims we have created four distinct annualtraining sessions: 1) week-long annual planning meetings hosted by either UNILAG or UI andfacilitated by the NU team; 2) ten-week long biomedical engineering training programs at theUniversity of Cape Town (UCT) facilitated by UCT and NU faculty ; 3) participation in two-week long Kellogg
Session ETD 425 Introduction of electromechanical projects within a Mechanical Engineering Technology Capstone program Brett D. Ellis1, Keith Berube1, & John Allen2 1Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 2Electrical Engineering Technology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469Abstract. Engineering technology capstone experiences are intended to develop studentcompetencies in applying technical and non-technical skill sets. To further this objective,electromechanical projects were introduced within the University of Maine’s two-semester-longMechanical
lecturer, keynote speaker, panelist, and session chair at international conferences. Dr. Rodgers received the 1999 Harvey Rosten Memorial Award for his publications on the application of computational fluid dynamics analysis to electronics thermal design. He is a member of several international conference program committees, and is program co-chair for EuroSimE 2007.Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute CHRISTIAN MANDEL received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Germany, in April 2006. He is presently working as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Petroleum Institute, with his master’s thesis work focused on the
engineering students to these courses, we considered ways to ensurethat report writing and grading is time well spent for both students and faculty. A program wasdeveloped for the MatE 153 laboratory to improve the writing and grading of laboratory reports.This program, described below, is currently impacting about 250 students per year. The resultsof this program have been shared with faculty of the College and the program will be extended tothe MatE 25 laboratory. The work was funded by a Research and Teaching Development Grantfrom the Dean’s Office of the College of Engineering.This program had two goals: ‚ To redesign the current writing assignments to be more appropriate in relation to both future academic writing, and the engineering
Paper ID #10897Hoshin Kanri X-Matrix Drives Engineering Leadership Program SuccessDr. Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Bruce DeRuntz, PhD, is a Professor in the College of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Car- bondale where he teaches classes on project management and leadership. He consults with universities and companies on their leadership development of human resources for six sigma and project manage- ment teams. He is the Director of SIUC’s Leadership Development Program and the former Editor of the ASQ’s Quality Management Forum. He is a Fellow with the American Society for Quality
, 13 – 17.6. B. Panitz, ASEE Prism Magazine, May-June 1998, 30 –31.7. A Tobias, EE Times Fall 1998 College Recruitment8. Interview with Betty White, The Boeing Company’s director of engineering and technology support and university relations, by Vicky Hendley, ASEE November 1998 Prism, PP 36-37. Page 5.407.9KEN VICKERSKen Vickers is a Research Professor in Physics at the University of Arkansas, and has served as Director of theinterdisciplinary Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program since April 1998. He worked for Texas Instrumentsfrom 1977 through March 1998 in integrated circuit fabrication engineering, the last seven years as
Session 3530 Measuring Continuous Improvement In Engineering Education Programs: A Graphical Approach* Graciela de L. Perez, Larry Shuman, Harvey Wolfe and Mary Besterfield-Sacre University of PittsburghAbstractThis paper presents a method for developing assessment metrics that can be used to efficientlyreduce survey data to a format that facilitates quick and accurate faculty feedback as part of anEC 2000 continuous improvement process. Our methodology, the Pitt-SW Analysis, is anadaptation of the competitive strategy principle of SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunities
Session 1692 Mentoring Minority Engineering Students: A Program at Florida International University Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Richard Campbell, Gustavo Roig, Gordon Hopkins Florida International UniversityAbstractThis paper describes PRISM (Program of Industry Supported Mentorships), the FloridaInternational University mentor program. The purpose of this program was to develop and test auniversity-industry partnership in the College of Engineering. The participating mentorsrepresented some of the major corporations and small firms in
that ensure quality in administering, interpreting, reporting, andmaintaining the ‘Design Team Readiness Assessment’ developed by the Transferable IntegratedDesign Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium in the Pacific Northwest. A copy of theinstrument can be downloaded from www.cea.wsu.edu/tidee. The instrument assesses designprocess, teamwork, and design communication skills in three different contexts. Previous workhas demonstrated how to achieve high inter-rater reliability through explicit scoring criteria anddecision rules. For this reason, the ‘Design Team Readiness Assessment’ can be used toevaluate the preparation of beginning and mid-level engineering and engineering technologystudents across institutions and degree programs
Paper ID #42485Intrinsic Benefits of a Chemical Engineering Alumni Student Mentoring ProgramDr. Heather L. Walker, University of Arkansas Dr. Walker is a Teaching Assistant Professor and the Associate Department Head for the Undergraduate Program in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests include engineering education, increasing student engagement and student advising.Dr. Edgar C Clausen, University of Arkansas Dr. Clausen is a University Professor in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas and holder of the
, H. Rowan-Kenyon, K. K. Inkelas, J. Garvey, and C. Robbins, “Supporting Students’ Intentions to Persist in STEM Disciplines: The Role of Living-Learning Programs among other Social-Cognitive Factors,” J. High. Educ., vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 311– 336, May 2012.[10] R. M. Marra, K. A. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, “Leaving Engineering: A Multi-Year Single Institution Study,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 6–27, Jan. 2012.[11] C. Huang, “Discriminant and criterion-related validity of achievement goals in predicting academic achievement: A meta-analysis,” J. Educ. Psychol., vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 48–73, 2012.[12] T. Yosso and C. B. Lopez, “Counterspaces in a hostile place,” Cult. Cent. High. Educ. Perspect. Identity
additional information regarding your program type(e.g., a registered student organization devoted to Engineering/Technical Leadership, etc.). Participants were asked to respond yes, no, under development, or don’t know regardingif their university’s engineering leadership program utilizes, a degree, minor, certificate,coursework, or a component that could be classified as “other”. Participants were then promptedto answer specific questions about each specific program component separately includingquestions concerning cross-cultural education among other questions of interest. Skip logic wasapplied to the questions, thus only participants who respond yes to a category would receive theitems related to that category. Next, participants
Paper ID #22525Computing and Engineering Scholarship Program at SCSUDr. Susantha Herath, St. Cloud State University Dr. Susantha Herath is a professor and the Chair of the Information Systems (IS) department at St. Cloud State University. He holds a Ph.D. in computer engineering. His current research interests are in risk management, cyber security and information assurance. He has 25 years of college-level teaching experience at graduate and undergraduate levels and 31 years of research experience. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles. He has submitted over 45 competitive grant proposals and received over
discussion of the scientific method and engineering process. The instructor also spent a day reviewingrecent statistics on the engineering job market, and discussed careers in engineering with the students.The students did a group design project to suspend a ping pong ball using electromagnetic methods. Foran individual project, the students researched a prominent personality in science or mathematics, wrotea formal paper, and gave a formal presentation. Projects were done on Coulomb, Maxwell, and others.The projects and personalities were discussed in relation to the scientific method and as examples ofenginmring role models.Conclusion An Honors program has been established in The Department of Electrical Engineering at TheUniversity of
electrical andcomputer engineering (ECE) department. The first, ECE 102, requires the student to solveengineering problems using MATLAB. The follow-on course introduces the C language. Tomake programming less abstract and to establish a real-life connection, we use MATLAB forinterfacing with a data acquisition device called LabJack. Students use MATLAB’s integrateddevelopment environment to write scripts that control the LabJack.This environment has enabled students to participate in some interesting hands-on projects thatcombine problem-solving, programming, and interfacing. Early on, student participation in theECE 102 course consisted of attending lectures, three laboratory exercises related to LabJack andMATLAB interfacing, and participation in
itself to “topic-chaining” instruction which has been found to be particularly effective for URMs [21] -[25].Topic chaining pertains to the need to build towards complex topics by relating previous learningexperiences to future ones while also introducing relevant context. MethodsThe current case study is part of a larger National Science Foundation (NSF) grant funded(1734878) study concerning engineering identity development among middle school youth andpostsecondary engineering students in a summer intervention program. The study alsoinvestigates how early-career math and science teachers draw upon content learned in theprogram to adopt culturally responsive STEM pedagogy for application in their