aligned with the high expectations that the students expressed for each question inthe post-course survey. The questions in the educational experience category gauged students'understanding of product development, implementation, viability and scalability. Many of thestudents commented on learning about the financial and business models for productdevelopment as an important component of the course, indicating the usefulness of thiscomponent in helping students better develop low-cost sustainable solutions with potential forbroad impact across diverse populations. In the future, we plan on engaging with non-governmental organizations like ‘Physicians for Peace’ to provide valuable insights andperspectives on real-world challenges that are
. Interviewparticipants were selected using a cross-case matching methodology based on their globalpreparedness measure scores (i.e., high vs low scorers). Twenty-five undergraduate engineeringstudents enrolled at the three collaborating universities were interviewed. Interview data wereholistically reviewed with an a priori coding schema based on the research objectives and thenre-coded according to the final coding schema by multiple research team members for inter-raterreliability purposes, and arbitrated where necessary.Differences in students’ reflections emerged based on the depth of their engagement with theculture and community in the host country in which they had participated in an internationalexperience. The results from this study broaden the
Using a Taxonomy to Categorize Physiological Affect Statements to Determine Their Impact on Other Sources of Self Efficacy Dr. Jennifer I Clark, Dr. Sage Kittelman, Dr. Faqeer ur Rehman, Molly R. Schmitt Montana State UniversityAbstractTo prevent students from leaving engineering and computing disciplines, new ideas, complextheories, and innovative ideas are needed. These ideas in mind inform the authors' application ofthe problem-solving methods of systems engineering in combination with the laws of humanbehavior science, without the use of advanced mathematical logic. The idea behind this conceptsuggests there is logic to
initiative) is aiming todevelop a culture of adaptation and curriculum support for inclusive excellence and innovation toaddress the complex challenges faced by our society [3].Just as springer blocks serve as the foundation stones of an arch, the new courses are called“Springers” because they serve as the foundations of the transformed curriculum. The goal of theSpringer course sequence is to expose students to the “big picture” of civil engineering whiledeveloping student skills in professionalism, communication, and teamwork through real-worldprojects and hands-on activities. The expectation is that the Springer course sequence will allowfaculty to better engage students at the beginning of their studies and help them understand howfuture courses
scientific and mathematical principles. Inaddition, design problems necessitate balancing competing criteria in association with thetechnical, economic, and social aspects of a solution.While such fluency is difficult even for adult learners, contemporary studies show that youngchildren can have the abilities to transition between abstract and concrete ideas can effectivelymake trade-off decisions [5]. However, few studies had focused on understanding the connectionsbetween these transitions in the design process, and how they can be elicited.PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the application of the Legitimation Code Theory toexplaining how students communicate their design decisions as they defend their decisionsolutions. More
academic learning experiencethrough direct community engagement. It is not simply volunteering on a communityservice project. Though very beneficial to community development, service projects arenot directly linked to course content nor require the technical rigger of Service Learningprograms. The motivation behind Service Learning is simply that individuals cannot becomplacent in the face of need and higher education can be a dynamic force inencouraging community service1. This integration of service with coursework has beenreported to add significantly to the benefits of community service2. The reported benefitsof Service Learning are promising. Improved student retention3, interpersonal skills4,cultural and racial understanding5, academic
.93At the end of the camp, we used focus group interviews to further explore teacher perceptions ofthe program and its impacts on themselves and their students. The general protocol included thefollowing questions:1. How comfortable did you feel teaching this STEM program? What specific areas do you think you could have used more support?2. What was the overall level of student interest and engagement during the four-week STEM academy? Did the level of interest and engagement change over depending on the type of activity? Explain.3. If you had English learners in your classroom, how engaged were they with the tasks and activities? Which activities more engaged? Which activities less engaged?4. What from this program will impact your
, 2023 Engaging Undergraduate Students in Research through Interactive xFlight Simulation Project Using Eye Tracking DeviceAbstractIn this study, undergraduate students ranging from freshman to seniors are involved in varioussteps of research. The objective of the study is to understand and discuss the benefits of involvingundergraduate students in research study early in their academic careers. In the study, the researchstudents help investigate the impact of gaming experience on the ability of participating studentsto learn and follow instructions. An Experimental Flight (xFlight) simulator is used in conjunctionwith an eye tracking device to study the difference in behavior of experienced gamers and novicegamers when flying an
community, and to introduce them to keymentors among their more senior student colleagues.It is this expectation of their management team that they actively engage with their newcommunity that gives them the authority to rapidly acquire all levels of knowledge about theiracademic and town communities. It provides the method by which a student with a specificproblem has immediate access to multiple levels of knowledge pools, and the authority to tap Page 11.367.5into them without developing personal relationships with people in those knowledge pools.Impact of Cohort Methodology on minority studentsMinority students considering graduate schools in
opportunity to teach the course. The curriculumdeveloped by the students was created to focus on three major disciplines: leadership identitydevelopment, innovative thinking, and hands on skills. These disciplines were taught in a studioenvironment through group discussions and interactive individual and group projects. This redesign effort by students not only resulted in a refined curriculum for the E-Leadprogram, but also improved the course by increasing the feeling of community for incomingstudents and thereby increased retention in the course from 60% to 92% (measured by the ratioof students that completed the course to those enrolled as of census day). More importantly, thisexperience of being placed in the curriculum development driver
include engineering education, miniatur- ized optical imaging and spectroscopy approaches for endoscopy applications, and metabolic imaging of the tumor microenvironment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in progress: Assessment and Impact of a Clinical Observations andNeeds Finding Service-learning Course on Biomedical Engineering OutcomesMs. Jacquelynn Ann Horsey, University of Arkansas Jacquelynn is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Elsaadany teaches
development within the context of engineering design. She is currently investigating the impact of a four-year hands-on design curriculum in engineering, a holistic approach to student retention, the effects of service learning in engineering education, and informal learning in engineering.Dr. Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Chiang Shih is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Southern California in 1988 and joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering shortly after. He served the Chair of the Department from 2002 to 2011, during which time
AC 2008-276: ACHIEVING COMPELLING STUDENT COMPREHENSION OFCOMPLEX INFORMATION STRUCTURES FOR BOTH ON-SITE AND ON-LINECOURSESRonald Uhlig, National University Dr. Ronald P. Uhlig is Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, National University. He also serves as Lead Faculty for Wireless Communications for the Master of Science in Wireless Communications program. He teaches and carries out research in wireless systems, computer security, and applications of advanced technology in education. He also teaches global business. As Principal Investigator for a Hewlett-Packard Technology for Teaching – Higher Education – Grant
survey affective research hasmoved in the direction of a climate survey10, and less of an analysis of the effectiveness ofco-curricular activities, and thus the comparisons are of limited use. Future iterations of oursurvey will be shortened (currently the PosSE survey as we issued has over 140 questions),de-emphasizing the affective questions in favor of a shorter survey which will hopefully providemore complete survey responses.We welcome input on our analysis and future suggestions.Bibliography[1]M. Stuart, C. Lido, J. Morgan, L. Solomon, and S. May, “The impact of engagement with extracurricularactivities on the student experience and graduate outcomes for widening participation populations,” Active Learningin Higher Education, vol. 12, no
engineers. A goal in the paper is to walk the readerthrough the reasoning behind a pilot of the targeted communication course, the core objectivesmet through assignments, and the decisions related to scale-up in the number of course sections.Our experience in designing and evaluating the course for its impact on students’ perceptions ofcommunication effectiveness reveals the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations betweencommunication experts and engineers in helping students obtain sophisticated communicationskills that contribute to the field of communication.From Piloted Course to Full Implementation: The History of Building a TargetedCommunication Course for Engineering Students In this section of the paper, we describe the pilot
student in theclass on a scale of 0 to 3, as shown in Table 2. This scale was adapted from a scoring guide usedto perform Social Network Analysis on networks and organizations [12]. Table 2: Connection Levels Number Level Description 0 Don’t Know I don’t know this person. 1 Light I have met this person but I don’t have a per- sonal/working relationship with them. 2 Good I have a personal/working relationship with this per- son but I only occasionally communicate with them. 3 Strong
to discuss their projects,and get feedback from the mentors and students working on other projects, and accomplish thegoal of the prototype development project. Encouraging students to work in teams in productdesign and manufacturing is believed to have a positive impact in enhancing students learningoutcomes [2].Research on project-based learning indicated that students involved in project activities learn andconceptualize engineering principles and designs more favorably than the traditional classroom-based learning [3-7]. The authors also pointed out that team projects encourage creativity, andare more interesting and engaging to the students. Targeted and competitive scholarshipprograms and involving undergraduate students in research
surveys, which are administered to all SEECS students each semester.This work-in progress paper details the evolution of student perceptions of the validity of theproject, compares that evolution to historic data obtained from previous design groups, andspeculates about the cause/effect relationship between externally-imposed design changes andstudent perceptions. In particular, the effect of design changes on student enthusiasm and senseof purpose is to be examined. Preliminary conclusions and trends will be drawn from the study.The periodic evaluation, adjustment and intervention of advising will be suggested to guidestudents to fully benefit from such real-life project experience.Keywords: S-STEM, motivation, scholarships, community service
interaction,engagement, and success in an online environment,” Anal Bioanal Chem, vol. 413, no. 6, pp.1513–1520, Jan. 2021.[4] K. Zouhri and C. Running, “Different Zoom Breakout Room Methods and Techniques’Effects on Engineering Students’ Learning Outcomes for Engineering Courses,” in Proceedingsof the 2021 ASEE Annual Conference, Online, July 2021, p. 34388.[5] X. Liu, R. J. Magjuka, C. J. Bonk, and S. Lee, “DOES SENSE OF COMMUNITYMATTER? An Examination of Participants’ Perceptions of Building Learning Communities inOnline Courses,” Quarterly Review of Distance Education, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 9, Apr. 2007.[6] S. K. Brown and C. A. Burdsal, “An Exploration of Sense of Community and StudentSuccess Using the National Survey of Student Engagement,” The
therefore adversely influence the career choices thatthe students make. For example, Barrington and Duffy found that girls are more likely to pursuecareers in engineering and science if engineering is presented in a more socially relevant contextsuch as engineering service-learning projects3.Engineers indeed perform an incredibly wide variety of functions applying science andmathematics to solve problems of interest to society. Therefore, in addition to science andmathematics skills, engineers must have effective communication skills, be highly team-oriented,have high ethical principles, be familiar with and understand major societal problems,demonstrate leadership qualities and understand the impact of their work on society. The factthat the next
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Professor and Chair of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University where he teaches courses in synthetic and biological polymers, materials selection, and fracture mechanics. He has conducted educational research in the areas of ethical decision making, reflection and innovative pedagogies for the past 19 years. He serves as Associate Editor of the journal Advances in Engineering Education. He has served as division chair for the Community Engagement Division and Materials Division of ASEE. Dr. Harding was invited to deliver a workshop on Ethics in the Engineering Curricula at the 2009 NSF Engineering Awardees Conference and to
by Cortright [5], the focus was on evaluating the influence ofcollaborative learning on student retention. The study comprised a cohort of 29 students, with 19participants assigned to the control group. The outcome underscores the efficacy of activelearning methodologies and lends support to the broader discourse on the positive impact ofcollaborative learning strategies. Cavanagh [6] study shows that students prefer engaging classeswith collaborative learning activities such as experimental centric activities. Furthermore, acomprehensive analysis of past studies [7],[8],[9] confirms that collaborative learning structuressignificantly boost academic performance compared to competitive or individualistic structurescompetitive or
highlighted the overall societal concerns of AI through theirdefinitions. While not required to answer the question, the inclusion of the societal impact canhighlight the connotation with which students are engaging with AI outside of the classroom.Some students weighed the benefits of AI with the consequences: Artificial intelligence is a subject that many people have positive and negative thoughts. Like some people may agree that this will be helpful, but on the other hand in the long-term, it could not be. As an example, with artificial intelligence, we could create robots integrated with a computer that could take decisions and our lives become better by reducing some process that may take a long time to do for humans, but a negative impact
permanently integrate new understanding, particularly associated with math and science, within their cognitive framework. In his eight years as a high school teacher, Mr. Kirsch has often utilized the context of engineering and its focus upon problem solving to engage students in community-based projects. Page 14.539.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Engaging High School Students in Engineering, Science and Technology using Virtual LaboratoriesAbstractThe Virtual Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Laboratory was originally developed forcapstone projects in experimental design to be
: Theories, Movements, and Ideas to Engage Girls in STEM.[4] Michael, K. Y., & Alsup, P. R. (2016). Differences between the sexes among Protestant Christian middle school students and their attitudes toward science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Journal of Research on Christian Education, 25(2), 147168.[5] Hagedorn, L. S., & Purnamasari, A. V. (2012). A realistic look at STEM and the role of community colleges. Community College Review, 40(2), 145-164.[6] Taningco, M. T. V., Mathew, A. B., & Pachon, H. P. (2008). STEM Professions: Opportunities and Challenges for Latinos in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. A Review of Literature. Tomas Rivera Policy Institute.[7] U.S. Census Bureau
students in the program, impact on faculty workload andappropriateness of sample size. One of the challenges in implementing a successful directassessment process is engaging the faculty and achieving a high level of participation andsupport. Here we describe the development and successful implementation of direct assessmentprocesses for a large mechanical engineering program with 1750 students and 42 faculty at aland-grant, research-intensive doctoral granting university. This process was piloted in Spring2011 to identify potential issues, and fully implemented by the Spring of 2012. Assessment ofthe process itself indicates high level of faculty satisfaction and involvement, suggesting that theprocess is a sustainable one.IntroductionContinual
institution. Different departments offer different sections of this course,with each section having up to 80 students. All sections are project-based, operating on adesign-build-test framework. We created our section with the intent to teach students theimportance of engaging with publics and communities as part of the engineering design process.While such engagement is increasingly becoming the norm for the design of smaller, and lesscomplex systems, the designers of complex sociotechnical systems – transportation and energysystems being two key examples – seldom engage with communities during the process oftechnology development. This is especially the case for energy technologies and facilities. Thesesystems have but a handful of ‘users’ in the
Paper ID #38161The Influence of Remote Instruction on Student SituationalMotivationJennifer E. Holte (12-Month Adjunct Professor) Jenny Holte teaches mechanics and machine design courses for the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of St. Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota. She also serves as the School of Engineering's Community College and Transfer Coordinator. She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Influence of Remote
Use on Facilitating Student InteractionsAbstractThe objective of this study is to examine how Tablet PCs affect the interaction between studentswhen working in pairs on in-class assignments, and to study the effects of shared Tablet PC useon learning. Prior studies have demonstrated that engaging students in the learning processthrough active discussion and/or problem-solving with their peers improves learning. Tablet PCsallow students to engage in learning activities while using unique digital Inking and sharingcapabilities.In this pilot study, significant differences were observed between students working on paper andTablet PCs (“Paper” and “Tablet,” respectively) in terms of the frequency of observations
for Introduction to Engineering: Building Community with Underrepresented StudentsAbstract Engineering outreach to K-12 students is the leading way to increase enrollment inengineering programs, especially for underrepresented students. This paper will describe apartnership in which a university professor teaches an introductory engineering course to localhigh school students on the university's campus. The high school involved is a private collegepreparatory school for underserved students in the area that is unable to offer an in-houseengineering course. The students that take this course, of which 44% have been female, and 82%have been non-white, receive both high school and college