solution quality.2 METHODS2.1 Participants and University ContextParticipants in this study were 26 undergraduate students enrolled in three sections of GraphicalCommunications class. The course introduces students to technical drawing, CAD, geometricconstructions, blueprint reading, and 3D visualization, emphasizing skills needed for effectiveengineering communication. This introductory course is primarily taken by first- and second-yearstudents. The participants were engineering students, with 22 studying aerospace engineering, 2 inmechanical engineering, and 2 in engineering physics.2.2 Study Overview and DesignThis study seeks to examine the hypothesis by analyzing the influence of BID on the quality ofsolutions generated in a classroom design
Paper ID #13632Impact of a First and Second Year Culminating Experience on Student Learn-ing in an Electrical Engineering CurriculumDr. Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Cory J. Prust is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Depart- ment at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He earned his BSEE degree from MSOE in 2001 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff mem- ber at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He teaches courses in the signal processing, communication systems, and embedded systems areas.Dr. Richard W
developmentof devices to enable point-of-care testing (POCT).1,2 These technologies allow clinicalmeasurements to be made wherever the patient is located, such as inside ambulances and homesas well as in the field during disaster relief.2,3 Examples of POCT devices include blood glucosemonitors, immunochemical fecal occult blood tests, urine dipsticks, and many others.1 ThesePOCT systems offer a number of benefits over traditional centralized testing methods, includingproviding rapid results in remote and low-resource areas when swift treatment decisions arerequired for effective therapy.Due to this growing interest, there is a need for biomedical engineers (BMEs) that haveexperience with POCT, including the inherent challenges involved with their
-confidence and sense of capability inengineering, your studies and/or professional practice?Figure 12: Rating scale of 1 to 5, where 1 = None, 5 = A great deal.DiscussionThe survey responses indicated that students had relatively little experience with machining,electronics, programming or general hands-on engineering activities prior to enrolling in thesubject course. With regard to machining, 82% rated their experience level at either a 1 or 2 priorto the course. In electronics and programming experience, the students has somewhat moreincoming familiarity, with 51% rating their experience level at a 1 or 2, and 36% rating theirexperience level at a 3 prior to the course. For hands-on engineering experience, the students’estimates of their incoming
and N. K. Telang, “Cohort-Based Supplemental Instruction Sessions as a Holistic Retention Approach in a First-Year Engineering Course,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2021, pp. 1–26, doi: 10.18260/1-2-- 36803.*[17] B. Akram et al., “Increasing Students’ Persistence in Computer Science through a Lightweight Scalable Intervention,” in Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE, 2022, pp. 526–532, doi: 10.1145/3502718.3524815.*[18] N. Albarakati, L. Dipippo, and V. Fay-Wolfe, “Rethinking CS0 to Improve Performance and Retention,” in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2021, pp. 131–137, doi: 10.1145/3441636.3442314
% Considered engineering as an important subject to be 42% 46% 46% 51% studied Considered math as an important subject to be studied 75% 88% 82% 92% Do not consider taking any of the four STEM subjects 7% 3% 4% 1% important Efforts are being made to help the younger generation realize the importance of STEMsubjects and attract them to fields such as engineering. The Future Renewable Electric EnergyDistribution and Management (FREEDM) precollege program described in this paper is one suchendeavor. Other efforts
performance andengaging in field-related extracurricular activities influencing the final metric. One detail thatis often cited as a key factor is post-graduation or career success[1], [2]. But research lookinginto the preparedness of early post-grads has raised some concerns, with the Institute ofEngineering and Technology reporting that up to half of engineering students graduatewithout enough of the technical or interpersonal skills required by potential employers[3].This leaves three groups in a tough situation: companies looking to hire who need to quicklyupskill new employees[4], Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) who have to rapidly adjustcurriculums to meet the ever changing demands[5], and, most importantly, new graduateswho must take on
computer screens or textbooks frequently used in traditionaleducation.As education embraces innovative methods to overcome these challenges, Virtual Reality (VR)has emerged as a promising tool that creates personalized and immersive learning environmentstailored to diverse student needs. VR enables students to immerse themselves in virtual 3Denvironments where abstract concepts can be visualized and manipulated in real time, makingcomplex ideas more intuitive and accessible 1 . For instance, rather than passively reading aboutthe generation and propagation of electromagnetic waves in a textbook, students can interact withand explore these phenomena in a simulated setting. Studies have demonstrated that integratingVR into education enhances
, laboratory safety and Title IX compliance but also toasset-based research engagement with community partners and developing a sense of belonging.Following a community building lunch session attended by the research mentors, participantsjoined their respective mentors for laboratory tours, discussions about research projects, andcollaborative goal setting to establish research expectations and preferred communication styles.Table 2 outlines the professional development (PD) programming integrated into the REUparticipants 10-week experience. Table 1 - STEM Research for Social Change 2024 Participant Research Projects Research Partner Participant Participant Project
family-teacher-researcher RPP sessions that bookendedthe curriculum implementation, with one RPP session in the middle of the enactment to facilitatedialogue with families and incorporate their feedback. We are guided by the Rightful Presencefor justice-oriented teaching and learning framework. The data was analyzed via a groundedtheory approach. Data sources included fieldnotes, interviews, audio recordings, andstudent/family artifacts from both classroom and RPP meetings. Findings include: 1) A hyper-local, sustainable communities culture characterized by familial ties, community concerns andauthentic engineering prototypes to address community concerns is integral toward studentsseeding a rightful presence in K-12 engineering; 2) Teacher Ms
Summer Academy for Teachers, 122nd Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Seattle, WA.17. Jasek, D., J. Perkins, and D. Bierling. (July, 2012). Innovative Educational Modules for the Next Generation of Transportation Professionals. Report No. UTCM 11-27-70, University Transportation Center for Mobility,Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas.18. Kuhn, B.T. (1999). Transportation Education and outreach pilot program targeting students in grades K-12. Report No. SWUTC/99/472840-00031-1, Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas.19. Shashi Nambisan, Boakye, Kwaku, and Lemons, Ebony. An
. -Flexibility in addressing customer expectations. -Ease of access to services. • Evaluate effectiveness through overall customer satisfaction indices and likelihood of repeat purchases. • • Assess satisfaction with technical guidance, commercial consultations, and feedback on training sessions and technical recommendations. Review: • Annually validate and adjust value propositions for target customer
fiber braiding, scaffold surface modification, and drug-containing nanofiberelectrospinning. While supervising these student teams, I also established new collaboration withresearchers at the University of Michigan and in surrounding institutions. These collaboratorshave been instrumental in this research project, providing not only resource and facility support,but also technical guidance. Table 1. BME undergraduates involved in the ligament tissue engineering project Name Duration Topic TM Dec 2009 - Present Collaborator and technical advisor YN Jan 2011 – August 2012 Collaborator, nanofiber preparation MS May 2011 – Present Nanofiber
return, thestudents create project deliverables that display the technical knowledge and skills theydeveloped. In addition, each deliverable integrates varying levels of partnership with thecommunity, sharpening students’ teamwork and cross-cultural competencies. The purpose ofthis paper is to 1) understand the evolution of the course, 2) compare its outcomes to existingengineering education standards and benchmarks, and 3) consider its increased impact over timeto students, instructors, and community stakeholders. This will be achieved through a criticalreflection upon the seven previous years’ syllabi and course outcomes alongside popularengineering education criteria. The results show that students understood the necessity of aglobal context
opportunities, and thedevelopment of both technical and interpersonal skills [1], [7], [8], improving post-graduationemployability [9].However, research consistently highlights that the culture in engineering workplaces ispredominantly masculine [10], which can negatively affect women engineering students’internship experiences. It has been found that women engineering interns often perceived thismale-dominated culture in ways that range from being unsupportive to completely hostile towardwomen [11]. Research has shown that women interns often encounter interactions that demeanwomen or draw undue attention to their gender, subjecting them to gender-based requests andexpectations [12]. Additionally, unconscious bias among supervisors results in greater
linemen. The pre-idea generation allowed us to develop multipleconcepts to be critiqued by the experienced linemen. It also set the tempo and direction ofeffectively and innovatively redesigning the goat wrench.User InterviewsThe next step in the redesign procedure was the customer feedback on the ideas. We took theideas generated during the pre-idea generation session to the linemen at a local utility company.This was done to incorporate the feedback, thoughts, and feelings of the end users in the redesignprocess. This provided further insights useful for the design process. It also helped us to developearly adopters of the concept, which increases the chances of market domination.The customer interviews were done in two stages. During the first
participate intwo intense laboratory sessions scheduled during two consecutive weekends. Considering theseven weeks duration of the Track A, the two laboratory sessions are conducted after the thirdand six weeks consecutively. Prior to each laboratory session, the participating students will berequired to pass multiple quizzes specifically designed to test their knowledge in the subjectmatters being exercised in the laboratory activities. Upon completion all of the courserequirements, students' knowledge is assessed using two hour on-line examination conducted viathe Canvas learning environment.Course AssessmentTo effectively assess the course outcomes the direct and indirect assessment tools have beenimplemented. In general, direct assessment
time, the Quito program aptly integrates a blend of cultural activities and technical experiences. uring the multicultural study abroad experience in Prague, students participate in a variety ofDenriching activities. They engage in cultural immersion through walking tours of historic Prague, language and cultural workshops, and a welcome dinner at a traditional Czech restaurant. Educational site visits include trips to the Terezín memorial, Skoda Factory and Museum, an underground laboratory, a water treatment plant, and the National Technical Museum. Academic components are integrated through classroom discussions and FEDD data collection sessions. The program also features leisure activities such as a lunch
% Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly disagree agree Figure 1: Prefer Using Class Time for Problem Solving? (flipped sections)In the evaluation survey, we asked the respondents to report the percentage of videos theywatched. In our partially-flipped ENGR 20 course, the respondents indicated having watched87% of the available videos, with 89% of the respondents having watched them before (versusafter) the class session for which they were assigned. This indicates a high level of responsibilityfor the self-directed portion of the flipped classroom. In comparison, across our fully-flippedsophomore through senior courses in the school, respondents reported having
missionincludes four sections: an ‘intro’ session; a ‘play’ session in which students experiment withmaterials; a ‘learn’ session in which students review and practice relevant algebra standards; anda ‘build’ component, in which students build a design using algebra skills. Example missiontopics are technical rescue, machine learning, soundproofing, business optimization, and urbanheat islands. Moreover, ten role model videos feature predominantly minoritized professionalsdescribing their work in engineering careers, how their interests developed, challenges theyencountered, and how they persisted. The program also included two field trips to the sponsoringuniversity to learn about college admissions and scholarships, tour an engineering design lab,and
the second course inthe sequence. This study examined the expected performance versus the actual performance,both normalized and raw, and draws on the work of prior studies to analyze student outcomes.The results suggest that past performance is a weak indicator of knowledge retained, and that, ingeneral, there is a significant deterioration of basic knowledge between the conclusion of the firstcourse in the sequence and the beginning of the second course. Even when given significant timeto prepare and provided with direct knowledge of the topics covered on the evaluation event,students were generally unable to correctly solve relatively simple problems from the previoussemester. This analysis is discussed in detail and observations are
an anonymous evaluation for each speaker withthe goal being to help each person make a better presentation the next time. Some time is alsospent on preparing students to receive feedback by explaining that not everyone will agree onwhat makes an effective presentation and giving speakers “permission” to ignore comments theydo not think are appropriate.The evaluation process is straightforward. Following each presentation, all students in the classcomplete an anonymous form that provides a rating (1-5) on aspects of the presentation such asamount of eye contact, whether the speaker was easy to hear and understand, and whether thevocabulary was appropriate for the general public. In addition, students answer three open-ended questions: (1
almost like a playground that kids would take advantage of.5.1.3 Technical ChallengesThis theme refers to difficulties or malfunctions related to virtual reality hardware, software, orusability that can disrupt the user experience and hinder learning or productivity. • What I disliked was mostly seeing through the virtual reality headset. I'm not sure if it’s because I have to take off my glasses but it’s usually a little blurry for me. • Sometimes it’s hard to get the hand remotes to point and click on the things that you want. During our session last Tuesday something had happened in the space causing us not to be able to click on anything or move anything. • VR learning can also be challenging to figure out
thequality and accuracy of the generated information [10]. However, when implemented in abalanced manner, ChatGPT can become a valuable resource for fostering student autonomyand motivation, improving their academic performance and content comprehension [11].Considering the above, this research aims to analyze students’ perceptions of theincorporation of ChatGPT into their learning processes, specifically in the Applied Staticscourse. By doing so, it seeks to provide a stronger foundation for the integration of AI intothe teaching of technical disciplines in engineering programs from the student’s perspective.MethodologyThis study employs an exploratory approach and utilizes a mixed-methods methodology,combining quantitative and qualitative methods
Mechanics for a total of eight exams (including two final exams). With the exception ofone exam, there were no technical issues and was successfully used. The one exception was aproblem with the tablet system losing access to the keyboard system app, thus limiting text input.This was due to removing too many system files during the testing phase, and the problem didnot surface until 3 weeks of constant use. Paper versions of the exam were used in the few casesthis error surfaced.The students had no negative feedback on the use of tablets for exams. Of course, they do notlike exams in general, but seemed to accept the use of tablets to deliver exams without concern.They did like the ability to use other course related apps on the tablet, such as a
, and faculty. Table 1 providesan overview of participants. To maintain anonymity, pseudonyms were used for all participants,departments have been given a letter pseudonym, and titles have been generalized to theparticipants’ overall area of expertise. Pseudonym Department/Unit Area of Expertise Amy A Advising Mia B Academic administration Billy C Academic administration Mary D Corporate engagement Tom E Faculty James E Faculty John F Corporate engagement Wendy
, many students still donot understand the full breadth of problems engineers solve. Studies continue to highlightcommon misconceptions about engineering work including gender stereotypes about engineeringand erroneous concepts about the nature of the engineering profession [1][2][3]. Unfortunately,these misconceptions are driving the U.S. towards a large talent gap such that the number ofengineering jobs that need to be filled in the future will outpace the number of engineeringdegrees awarded [4].For those students who eventually decide to pursue engineering, studies have indicated that whenhigh school students, especially first-generation students, choose engineering, their reasons rangefrom having a curiosity and interest in the subject
, Schulich School of Engineering provides acomprehensive tutorial assistance by hiring upper-year Engineering students to work asLearning Assistants in a dedicated, large class room (Devon Academic Resource Centre)where Energy Engineering students can study and seek assistance all day. This learningassistance commitment is at least twice as generous as that offered to other programs andis designed to help the students transition to the new Energy Engineering program.ENER 340 has the following syllabus for the 6-week long Summer term.1. Week 1. Ordinary Differential Equations. Review of single variable calculus– emphasis on chain rule and definite integral–and particle dynamics. Motivation and applications of ordinary differential equations
current, and steady-state current is 140 mA • Forward speed of 2.07 ft/s. Figure 9: Motor Controller Test Setup with RC ControllerSignals were also generated by microcontroller firmware. These were of a modified PWM form,like that of typical hobby radio control signals. An oscilloscope was used to test and modifytimings in the firmware to produce a pulse in the range of 1 to 2 milliseconds, which is a fullreverse to full forward motor control signal.Direct swap-in of radio control is retained for test andtroubleshooting. Also an RC multiplexer may beincorporated to provide an additional external manualoverride of motor controls.SensorsTesting of an individual MB1010 sensor was found tobe satisfactory. However, it was still
will soon be incorporated into the study, given the timeframeand deadlines followed during the development of this paper.Figure 1 - Integrated Mentoring Model for First-Year Engineering Students.Figure 2 – Implementation Timeline of Mentoring Program.The integrated mentoring program required preparatory meetings for near-peer mentors before thesemester, beginning with development workshops on teaching strategies, troubleshooting difficultsituations with students, and refreshing basic course curriculum. Afterward, weekly instructor-ledmentoring sessions took place with the near-peer mentors during the semester. These sessionsaddressed the previous week’s class successes, challenges, and experiences. The weekly sessionswith near-peer mentors