learning outcomes as driven by the CLE werenot easily assessable. While our assessment for this first year with six students was conducted inan open-ended, qualitative fashion rather than a formal quantitative assessment of outcomeachievement, we recognize the need to maintain a second set of course objectives for thepurposes of assessing student learning and thus rewrote the course objectives for future use asshown in Table 1.Several issues account for the low enrollment. First, on this tech-intensive campus, excludingengineers from registering for the course significantly shrinks the pool of possible enrollees.Second, there was a delay in getting the course approved as part of the Curriculum for LiberalEducation because of the ongoing revision
participationmode. The recent US National Education Technology Plan's research indicated that games can beused as an assessment tool to evaluate the students’ understanding about the course content.Because gaming can provide immediate feedback, and the players can correct accordingly andmove forward, while providing the opportunity to experiment and explore (Zaphiris and Ioannou,2014). These GIS-based games can be used in GIS education, business, GIS applications in healthand medical care, military, and government (Arnab et al, 2012).Results and Discussion: Study outcomes of the GIS-related Games in iSpace labThe authors developed a kinesthetic guide system with a cave automatic virtual environment(CAVE), which can also be the assistance of the
Paper ID #15755Results from a Pilot Implementation of a Biomedical Engineering Programfor Middle and High School Students (Evaluation)Dr. Amy Trauth-Nare, University of Delaware Amy Trauth-Nare, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of Science Education at the University of Delaware’s Professional Development Center for Educators. In her role, Amy works collaboratively with K-12 sci- ence and engineering teachers to develop and implement standards-based curricula and assessments. She also provides mentoring and coaching and co-teaching support to K-12 teachers across the entire tra- jectory of the profession. Her research focuses
organizations, co-op / internships, and a discussion of the differentengineering disciplines. The course also covers cross-discipline trendy topics includingautomation, lean, six sigma and project management. The assignments in this course includebuilding a resume, identifying in-demand skills using job postings, and reading assignments onproject management and lean engineering. The grading is based on assignments and attendance.There is a need to evaluate these courses effectiveness in increasing students’ engineering self-efficacy, confidence, and motivation, and justify larger-scale implementation into theengineering curriculum. Students in both courses were given a 40 item pre- and post- onlinesurvey to assess their engineering design confidence
, mechanics ofmaterials, and materials science but have not yet received specific instruction in aerospacestructures. There were 70 respondents in this category. The second group was surveyed in thebeginning week of “Aerospace Design 2” and includes students who have previously completedboth design of aerospace structures and aerospace structures lab courses. In the large majority ofcases the courses were completed seven months prior to taking the survey, but a couple of thesestudents had finished the course a year or more before taking the survey. This group isdesignated the ‘after’ group and included 36 respondents.After some introductory questions about their previous academic history, students are askedquestions intended to assess their general
programs7. Therefore, items were adaptedfor use within the domain of construction education by replacing statements that pertain totraining. For instance, the phrase “construction training” was replaced with “constructioneducation” in CTSE and TMA survey items.For this manuscript, the adapted CTSE construct was analyzed to assess respondents’perceptions of construction education self-efficacy (CESE). The CESE subscale containedfourteen items assessing respondent efficacy toward performance in, or completion of,construction education programs (e.g., “Successfully completing a construction educationprogram is within the scope of my abilities”). Responses were reported on a 5-point Likert scale(e.g., strongly disagree = 1 to strongly agree = 5
introduced through various short tasks andconcluded with students using mobile robots to examine a simulated ocean floor to identifyanomalies indicative of areas of interest that may be the missing plane.During the final two weeks of the program, seven students conducted in-depth engineeringresearch projects including development of an EEG-based brain-machine interface to controlmobile robots, simulation of a prosthetic hand, automated routing of materials for supply chainmanagement, and development of a quad-rotor helicopter.Details of the course modules are presented including logistical considerations, shortcomings,lessons learned, and suggestions for assessment of future course delivery. The details of eachresearch project are also discussed
. Although courses thatcover traditional subject matter in mathematics, sciences, economics and other related topicsprovide the foundation of knowledge upon which specific skill sets are added, it is critical forengineering education to transition from theoretical work in the classroom towards experiential Page 26.803.2learning with applications of technology and design. This is exactly where Drexel EngineeringTechnology capstone design projects fit perfectly: as they are the vehicle used to assess student’soverall preparation in our program. The importance of project work in the curriculum of ourundergraduate engineering programs is well understood
. Page 26.866.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Humanizing Signals and Systems: A Reflective AccountAbstract:In this paper, I authentically and reflectively depict my journey as an engineering educatordelving in the challenge of integrating technical content of a continuous-time signals and systemsclass with the social, value-laden realities that encompass such concepts. I refer to this particularchallenge as humanizing the technical content of signals and systems. Specifically, I describe thesignals and systems course and how I structured content and assessment plans to create space forhuman values. Additionally, I critically examine how some barriers that worked against myefforts
, teaching/learning approach and assessment procedures.Key questions that we have pondered about are centered on what defines a chemical engineer inthis century, what are the current trends and how best to equip our graduates with competitiveskills both in the context of our country and internationally. Taking and innovator´s approach toour curricular intervention, we have tried to solve four simple questions 21:What orthodoxies can we challenge? Page 26.2.8 How can we best harness the current trends in the field, both in research and education?How can we take advantage of our available resources and strengths?What are the most important needs
Assessment Pre/Post Student Student Reflections Method/ Surveys Portfolios Student Task Post Building Methods followup Student Pre/Post Portfolios Surveys Fig. 2 Iridescent program's learning goals and assessment methods The Engineering Design Process is at the center of BAS and all Iridescent programs given its emphasis on reflection and redesign, the EDP provides key opportunities for students to develop their problem
, and launching a new design project by providing a practitioner’s account that details the successes, missteps, and lessons learned in transitioning to a new design project. The reflection is supported by a survey administered to the instructional team at the end of the first semester the course was taught, the authors’ reflection and assessment of teaching the new course, and student course evaluation responses. Introduction Providing firstyear engineering majors with an opportunity to experience engineering through a projectbased design course has become an important curricular element in many engineering degree programs 19 . Research on novice and expert designers 1020 is also pointing to best practices for the instructional design
. sharing Information about sharing of remote laboratories between institutions.TEACHING AND assessmentLEARNING Information about assessment of student learning resulting from use of a remote laboratory. collaboration Information about collaboration between students and students, Page 26.188.10 students and teachers, teachers and teachers made possible through use of a remote laboratory. communication Information about facilitation of communication which can result from use of a remote
perform in the field.Purpose The purpose of this research was to determine the misconceptions formed related to drift.This research was meant to add to the limited work in engineering education on misconceptionsas a whole, and specifically regarding emergent phenomena. This study aimed to: 1. Determine what misconceptions of emergence the participants had for drift. 2. Assess the prevalence of misconceptions of emergence for drift in order to grasp the potential scope of the issue in semiconductor engineering. 3. Determine the relationships between the different misconceptions. It was predicted that participants held misconceptions about drift. It was predicted thatparticipants held misconceptions for the emergent
system security for integrating research/teaching.The security assessment is based on the resources in the already-developed “AppliedCryptography” laboratory; the research is conducted by the graduate students. The experimentswill be part of two relevant graduate/undergraduate courses taught by the authors. The form ofoutcome of the assessment will be mostly in programming languages specially hardwaredescription languages of cryptographic algorithms developed in the courses as final projects.Teaching and Research Integration ComplicationsIn what follows, we present through three instances, the complications we had in the integrationprocess for three steps of theory, simulation, and implementation.Theory: The theory of fault detection and
holisticallyunderstand the complexities inherent in planning, implementing, and managing, healthy andsustainable development projects. Programs such as Engineers without Borders (EWB) havealways had the objective of teaching systems thinking skills to address the complex systemiccommunity issues inherent in international infrastructure development; however, methodologiesused to foster systems thinking have historically remained implicit, and have primarily focusedon reductionist approaches to project assessment, design, and evaluation. Group Model Building(GMB) using System Dynamics modeling has been successfully used for years in multiple fieldsto foster and grow understanding on a complex topic using the combined insight from multiplestakeholders to build
differentiated instruction to accommodate various styles. The styles are soconceptually complex that many instructors are reluctant to use them to differentiate theirinstructional strategies.A potentially beneficial alternative to the standard definitions and assessments for learning stylesis known as learning strategies. Learning strategy preferences, like traditional learning styles,are important characteristics that vary among learners. Conti and Fellenz (1991, p. 1) definedlearning strategies as “techniques or skills that an individual elects to use in order to accomplisha learning task.”19 Learning styles are believed to be stable and deeply ingrained processes forprocessing information.20,21 In contrast, learning strategies are believed to be less
the educa- tional success of students. She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level, re-imagining traditional pedagogical practices and engaging students in intra- and intergroup dialogue.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Engineering Education in at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton (2003) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University (2008). Her research focuses on strategies for design innovations through divergent and convergent thinking as well as through deep needs and community assessments using design ethnography, and translating
Columbia University. Af- terwards, she taught in the Chicago Public School system at Orr Academy High School (an AUSL school) for two years. Currently, Golnaz is working with the Epistemic Games Research Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she has led the efforts on engineering virtual internship simulations for high school and first year undergraduate students. Golnaz’s current research is focused on how games and sim- ulations increase student engagement in STEM fields, how players learn engineering design in real-world and virtual professional environments, and how to assess engineering design thinking.Prof. David Williamson ShafferDr. Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler
smaller private engineering department? Were thesurveys sufficient to capture a more fully informed picture of how students were developing asself-directed learners? Would we have a more complete understanding of how SDL is cultivated?Qualitative investigation was extended into the fourth year for the large public university cohort.Analysis of the transcribed focus groups produced some insights and many questions, includinghow self-direction could be defined in multiple ways and measured across time as an unstablecharacteristic, given to transient and episodic experiences of self-awareness and doubt, reflectionand quasi-reflection5. The ongoing processes of self-assessment and reflection provided repeatedopportunities to reveal how students
(Fundamental) Abstract—The public school system in Virginia is implementing more challenging standardsand assessments to ensure that all of their graduates possess the knowledge and skills needed forsuccess in college and the workplace. One of the standards calls for increased rigor through anemphasis of solving multistep problems and applications. The implementation of this approachwill require a change of thinking in the way the teachers approach subject matter for preparingstudents to study engineering and other related fields. We proposed a „system analysis‟ approachas a model solution to address developing and teaching word problems in algebra coursesbeginning at the middle school level. The initial implementation of the approach was
. A few ideas worth complimenting and borrowing with credit: 1. Have freshman do an idealized “best self” autobiography. Then have them do a leadership trait assessment of where they fall short and coach them to readings and experiential learning to practice and get better at the aspects that hold them back. That was used at Rice and one other university well. 2. Video student leader doing a couple inspirational talks on something they are passionate about---speaking from the heart---no notes and no power point. Have a professional communications coach from the university review this constructively with feedback on how better to connect and
freedom concept. Example No. 1 – Balancing Chemical Reactions (a freshman example): Consider a simplechemical reaction between the four compounds ethane (C2H6), oxygen (O2), water (H2O) andacetic acid (H3CCOOH). Any high school student can balance a reaction between these fourmolecular species; however, even second-term freshman chemical engineering students do notrealize that when they balance such reactions, they are solving a system of linear equations, intheir head and by inspection. Furthermore, most are not aware that they are finding one of manysolutions to an underspecified linear system and none know how to assess the degrees offreedom or how to apply the degrees of freedom concepts to better understand the problem. So,balancing a simple
. Client companies can leveragethe advanced capabilities of graduate students to address business challenges and have theopportunity to interact with and evaluate potential recruits.The successful integration of open-ended client projects into a graduate course poses challengesfor all parties involved. Assessment of students’ experiences with such a project can guide futuredecisions about the structure of projects that best meets the needs of students, clients, andfaculty. This paper presents the results of a study of students’ experiences with an open-endedclient project in a graduate course. The study participants are master’s, doctoral, and advancedundergraduate students enrolled in graduate courses at two different universities. The content
the project programming assignment for a given week relies onthe piece of the apparatus that was just constructed.In Section 2 of this paper, we will describe the nature of the project and final competition. InSection 3, we will present the structure and content of the course, illustrating the integration andsynchronization of lectures, labs, and assignments. In Section 4, we will assess the outcomes ofthe course by presenting results from student course evaluations and surveys, and a comparisonof exam performance.2. Project and CompetitionThe specific project we designed required the students to control a mechatronic device to hittargets with ping pong balls. Each student was given an all-in-one Arduino compatiblemicrocontroller (DFRobot
. The impacton core business key success factors was assessed with the aid of an Electric Power ResearchInstitute (EPRI) Report (1996)2 suggesting that the cost of power outages were expensive toconsumers. These financial impacts have been updated in 2006 and indicate that on a nationallevel the “annual cost for power interruptions to U.S. electricity consumers is $79 billion”.Please see LBNL-58164 “Cost of Power Interruptions to Electricity Consumers in the UnitedStates (U.S.)” (2006).3Being sensitive underscored the value to the core business and resulted in unanimous boardapproval. As a result, the combined engineering and engineering management solution to aconcurrent engineering and engineering management problem achieved remarkable
, employers, secondaryand four-year academic institutions, and regional and state workforce investment entities incentral Florida.Starting with an ongoing traditional (semester-based, lecture/lab format, scheduled weeklycourses) provided Polk State with core course materials that could be competency mapped andupdated to employ CBE strategies. Course development proceeded with the following principlesin mind: All Courses would be transitioned to 1 credit hour modular courses to facilitate manageable block of competencies Courses would be hybrid o Theory is Online o Interactive Online Learning o Faculty Mentored On-Site Labs On-Site Competency Assessments Modular units within each 1-credit
Rebecca Atadero is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University, specializing in structural engineering. She conducts research on the inspection, management and renewal of existing structures, and on engineering education.Dr. Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez is an assistant professor at West Virginia University in the College of Ed- ucation and Human Services in the department of Learning Sciences and Human Development. In her research, she is interested the assessment of student learning, particularly the assessment of academic growth, and evaluating the impact of curricular change.Jennifer Francis, West Virginia
Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Prior to this, he had positions at the University of Denver, and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He obtained his BSME degree from Ohio University and his MSME and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Enduring Design: Developing Connections Between Art and EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes the assessed outcomes of a course entitled, “Enduring Design: The Art ofEngineering,” which was created specifically for the purpose of enabling students to explore theinterconnected worlds of art and engineering. With a directed emphasis on