website. resources • Classrooms for presentation skills activity • Provided food and drink for NEO participants Demographic data • 50% international with a • Mostly international with a large of TAs large contingent from East- contingent from East-Asia and Asia and India central Europe. • At least 2/3 male • At least 2/3 male. Number trained • 160-180 new TAs • ~45-50 annually • 100-120 returning TAsTable 1: comparative
Interaction, pp. 383-390, 2016.[3] M. Y. Mustar, R. Hartanto, and P. I. Santosa, "User Interface for Child-Robot Interaction in Education: Perspective and Challenges," in 2nd International Conference on Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Intelligent System, ICE3IS 2022, pp. 360-364, 2022.[4] C. Clabaugh, K. Tsiakas, and M. Mataric, "Predicting preschool mathematics performance of children with a socially assistive robot tutor," Proceedings of the Synergies between Learning and Interaction Workshop (IROS), pp. 24-28, 2017.[5] J. M. Kory-Westlund and C. Breazeal, "A Long-Term Study of Young Children's Rapport Social Emulation and Language Learning With a Peer-Like Robot Playmate in Preschool," Front. Robot. AI, vol. 6, 2019
other hand, the summer 2023 offering of the course was not as well attended, dropping to 12 initial enrollees of whom only five completed the course. This course is consequently being reexamined to make it more attractive and accessible to students with an optimal summer timeframe and delivery mode.3. Welcoming more international students through the INTO partnership [29], with goal of maintaining a steady number of 25 to 30 students accounting for 3% of the undergraduate population by Fall 2022. Initiative: Partnership with the INTO program which recruits around the globe. Students in this program typically have the first year at the university focused on English as a Second Language (ESL) courses before mainstreaming into
changes conversation. 2 The host had a good energy level from the start. After this interview we planned to cover pre- The guest sounded a bit nervous at times. interviews so that guests can be prepared with the questions that will be asked (optional). 3 The guest had many interesting stories unrelated to The session inspired our development of education but great to listen to minisodes talking about faculty life outside of the university to build community for peer
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an industry setting. For instance, the key words evolve from “followingguidelines” to “value creation”, from “perform” to “reflect”, and from “able” to “effective”,indicating a pathway of growth.Table 4 Expectations of three design reviews throughout the semester. The expectations listedhere are based on ‘4’ that indicates a level of an engineering intern. Some keywords indicatinggrowth are bolded. Design Review 1 Design Review 2 Design Review 3 Expectations Expectations Expectations -Team has identified -Team has tracked the -Team has documented Technical and documented learning progress
restrictions and lockdown from 2020-2022 inmany of the populated cities of the world. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore students (UMES)students in 3 undergrad courses (Introduction to Environmental Sciences; Biology for Honors students; andEcology) and 1 graduate course (Teaching STEM at K-12 schools), and summer-exchange undergraduateengineering and high school interns had the opportunity to research the effects of Covid-19 pandemic onair quality for selected overpopulated cities in the world. The data collected were from March 2020through summer of 2022. The objectives of integrating this research in STEM education are: a) tofind a correlation among air quality parameters because of Covid-19; b) to analyze the effects ofthe pandemic on CO
Agree Strongly Somewhat nor Strongly Agree Agree Agree Disagree Disagree Disagree Total Student took notes 21 0 0 0 0 3 24 during the session Student asked questions during the 15 0 0 0 0 9 24 session Student seemed receptive to my 6 16 1 0 1 0 24 suggestions Student wanted to understand the 2 10 1 0 11
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environment. However, in an emergency situation suchas the COVID-19 response when classes abruptly moved online, successful implementation ismore challenging. Typically for students to succeed in an online learning environment theyshould be self-motivated and organized [17, 10] and have a good learning environment [9].While the literature illustrating the success of online education is plentiful [1, 2, 3, 4], initialresearch analyzing online education during the COVID-19 quarantine indicates that the majorityof students preferred face-to-face learning and had negative perceptions toward online learningduring the COVID-19 quarantine [7, 18] especially those that live in rural areas [19]. Often thiswas not due to technical difficulties but from lack of
online education in most institutions that were able to offer that option almost immediatelyafter the beginning of the pandemic. The sudden change of format for most educators implied that theyhad to adapt very quickly to the online sessions and, most importantly adapt their courses’ contents [1].On the other hand, the sudden use of internet at all educational levels in many countries created newproblems for governments and education institutions, since their infrastructure might have not beenready for such use. The readiness of their systems for digital transformation was also measured in somecases [2] and in some other cases, the pandemic accelerated such transformation [3]. Digitaltransformation can face challenges and it could even be a
“Computer Science Principlesand Cybersecurity Pathway for Career and Technical Education”.References[1] E. Lally, At home with computers. Routledge, 2020.[2] M. Javaid, A. Haleem, S. Rab, R. P. Singh, and R. Suman, “Smart performance of virtual simulation experiments through Arduino tinkercad circuits,” Sensors International, vol. 2, no. 100121, pp. 1–10, 2021.[3] D. Morley and C. S. Parker, Understanding computers: Today and tomorrow, comprehensive. Cengage Learning, 2014.[4] H.M.D. Toong, Microprocessors. Scientific American, 237(3), pp.146-161, 1977[5] L. D. Wittie, “Microprocessors and microcomputers,” Encyclopedia of Computer Science, vol. January, no. 2003, pp. 1161–1169, 2003.[6] J. H. Davies, MSP430
this is not a core class that all students must take. Course ScheduleLectures were held once each week in a 3 hour session. This worked particularly well. There was oneoccasion where 2 classes were held back-to-back in order to support a guest speaker’s schedule.The focus of each class is shown below: • Introduction & Overview: Class Logistics • Frugal Engineering • SAVE International, The Concept of Value • The rationale for Frugal Engineering: the Business of Humanity • Wicked Problems as a Strategy for Design • Value Engineering (VE) Job Plan: A Systematic Approach • Function Analysis • FAST diagramming • Conducting a VM Study: Creativity and Evaluation Phase • Conducting a
program alumni wereasked during each term, and the questions about non-alumni AE professionals were askedstarting in the second academic year of the study (from Fall 2021 forward). Participants wereasked to estimate the number of alumni or non-alumni AE professionals they were “aware of, interms of who they are, what their jobs are, etc.” and that they had met personally. Responseoptions were 0, 1-2, 3-5, 6-10, and 11+.Auxiliary demographic data were also collected to analyze group differences and impact at theindividual and channel level. This included students’ gender, race/ethnicity, year in the AEprogram, status as a first-generation student, status as an international student, and students’channel membership. These demographic questions were
career, however, many lower-divisionprograms exclude hands-on projects, and are solely based on basic sciences courses such as mathand physics. Within the first and second years of engineering curricula, many programs report ahigher attrition rate [1-2] and a drop due to a variety of factors including difficultiesunderstanding concepts, classroom climate, and a lack of interest [1-3]. Experiential learningcourses offered during the lower-division years of an engineering program is one proposedsolution to increase retention.Experiential learning has demonstrated many proposed benefits such as increasing studentmotivation, allowing students to gain fundamental technical skills, and improving students’teammate and collaborative skills [4-7
perspectives, frameworks, and paradigms. As a result, applying STEAM togetherwith bio-inspired design and the entrepreneurial mindset has the capacity to broadenparticipation among persons traditionally underrepresented in STEM, including women andminoritized populations.2.1.1 Curriculum Development - Expectations and Deliverables To receive the full program stipend, $1,750, engineering faculty participants wereexpected to (1) Complete eight hours of asynchronous preparatory work using an online learningmanagement system, (2) Attend all required virtual meeting sessions, (3) Design and implementtheir new curriculum within an engineering class with at least four students, (4) Upload theirnewly developed curriculum and implementation notes as a
sessions completed a series of questionnaires. Along with the peer mentor’sself-evaluation, peer mentors were also asked to submit mid-term evaluations addressingtheir strengths and weaknesses as peer mentors and what they might do to improve ontheir weaknesses. Toward the end of the semester, the participants also completedpersonality test and ranked themselves in qualities of being a leader. All surveys were taken in the beginning of the class sections. The median year incollege was 3 (range 1 to 6). Twenty-one of the participants were female and twenty- Page 23.520.3
, contrast interim management with the roleof consultants (“a consultant remains an outsider…whereas an interim manager is expected toact as an insider”), and provide a spectrum of types of interims and the potential for mis-matchbetween the interim and the organization (see Figure 1). Figure 1: Potential Mismatch of Interim vs. Organization [6]Woods et al. [4] discuss three types of transitional leadership situations: Gap Management andCritical Vacancy, Crisis Management and Turnaround, and Change and Transition Management.Woods et al. [4] quote Mooney, Semadeni & Kesner [7] who discuss six roles for interims:(1) seat-warmers (placeholders), (2) groomers (tasked with preparing another internal candidate),(3) marketers (brought
molecules with desired properties, a subfield known as Machine Learning formaterials chemistry. Feature engineering, the process of finding a suitable representation of amolecule or crystal structure for Machine Learning models, is a critical aspect of this subfield.Comprehensive materials databases, like the Materials Project and Open Quantum MaterialsDatabase, provide access to abundant data, facilitating the discovery of new compounds.Composite materials, composed of two or more base materials, offer a vast design space andunique properties. Recent advances in additive manufacturing have expanded the possibilities forcreating complex materials with internal voids and multiple materials. Material science has shifted from purely
is to provide the student with 400 hours of hands-on experience inan actual work environment on patient care and life support equipment. The internship supportsall five of the program’s student outcomes, shown in Table 1.Table 1 Biomedical Engineering Technology Student Outcomes. 1. An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering and technology to solve well-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline. 2. An ability to design solutions for well-defined technical problems and assist with engineering design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to the discipline. 3. An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non
assess corporate entrepreneurship," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 673-696, 2012.[6] S. H. S. Husman, "Meeting the needs of employers," in The development of Technology and Technical-Vocational Education and Training in an Era of Globalization: Trend and Issues., Kuala Lumpur, 2005.[7] I. Padmini, "Education Vs Employability-The Need to Bridge the Skills Gap Among the Engineering and Management Graduates in Andhra Pradesh," International Journal of Management and Business Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 90-94, 2012.[8] D. Olawale, S. Spicklemire, J. Sanchez, G. Ricco, P. Talaga and J. Herzog, "Developing the Entrepreneurial Mindset in STEM Students: Integrating Experiential
engaged in thisinitiative leading to tangible academic outcomes. Students have travelled to multipleregional, national and international conferences to present their work as shown in Figure 8.Table 1 below provides a summary of accomplishments. As the project continues, moreformal assessment will be conducted to measure the impact on student learning outcomes,the effectiveness of the new curriculum modules, and the utilization of the laboratory space. Table 1: Direct outcomes from the living engineering laboratory initiative Academic Outcome Number Undergraduate research project 9 No. of class involved 3 Conference Presentations 13 total presentations (across 4 different
. Women are significantly underrepresented in the water and wastewater utilitysectors, especially in technical roles [3]. Although nearly two-thirds of the water workforce iswhite, similar to the ratio found across all occupations nationally (65.3%), Black and Asianworkers only make up 11.5% of the water workforce as compared to 18% of those employed inall occupations nationally [3]. Our current youth are technologically savvy and do not realize thatwater/wastewater utilities are also integrating contemporary technology in the optimization ofvarious processes and tasks. As such, there is a dire need to provide innovative opportunities toexcite the next generation regarding careers in water/wastewater utilities.Our WaterWorks project aims at
,” in ICRA Workshop on Open Source Software, vol. 3, p. 5, Kobe, Japan, 2009.[28] A. S. Huang, E. Olson, and D. C. Moore, “LCM: Lightweight communications and marshalling,” in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 4057–4062, 2010.[29] C. Crick, G. Jay, S. Osentoski, B. Pitzer, and O. C. Jenkins, “Rosbridge: ROS for non-ROS users,” in Robotics Research: The 15th International Symposium ISRR, pp. 493–504, Springer, 2017.[30] C. L. Hovey, D. P. Bunde, Z. Butler, and C. Taylor, “How do I get people to use my ideas? Lessons from successful innovators in CS education,” in Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1, pp. 841–847, 2023.
Paper ID #41441Applying Project Management Skills to NSF ATE Funded Grants: A Roadmapto Success for First-time GranteesMs. Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College Elaine L. Craft (Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC-retired) holds a baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi and a MBA from the University of South Carolina with additional graduate studies in mathematics. Following work in industry and administrative and teaching positions within a two-year college system, she continues leading educational improvement initiatives and serving as Principal
heavily on skilled teachers. Teachers significantly influence studentoutcomes, particularly in impoverished, remote, or transient communities [2, 3]. Thenuanced “self-internal landscape of teaching” now receives greater attention,acknowledging that a teacher’s belief system underpins their educationalmethodologies and is integral to achieving successful learning outcomes [4]. However,the acceleration of STEM education reform has heightened the demand for teacherproficiency. Research consistently points to a scarcity of specialized teachers as animpediment to STEM educational reforms, with a lack of teacher competency posing aformidable challenge to its implementation [5]. Despite the incorporation ofinterdisciplinary practices in all subjects
culture background[4] have been correlated withthe likelihood of plagiarism[3], [4]. Students who lack comprehension necessary to follow a classand feel uncomfortable asking critical questions, or cannot comfortably express themselves mayfeel more inclined towards dishonesty, being non-native English speakers with poor study skillsthe group with the highest risk[6]. International students likely have higher demands to succeedand invest more energy and resources (mental, financial, and familiar); which combined to the 1inherent challenges of living, studying, or working in a new place constitutes an undesirable recipefor elevated likelihood of academic
, Centre County Chapter Board of Directors, President’s Club, Nittany Lion Club, ASEE, ASME, AIAA, AKC, GRCA. He has been honored with a LMC/KAPL Leadership Award, GE Phillippe Award, PSEAS Outstanding service award, Jaycee International Senatorship, and an ESM Centennial Fellowship. Mike Erdman and his wife, Donna, operate Nicker Barker Farm where they raise Golden Retrievers.Dr. Richard John Schuhmann, Gordon–MIT Engineering Leadership Program Dr. Rick Schuhmann is a senior lecturer/Short Subject program manager in the Gordon–MIT Engineer- ing Leadership Program and teaches and supervises research in civil and environmental engineering. Dr. Schuhmann joined MIT in September 2012 after fifteen years at Penn State
. Identify types and components of overhead and contingencies CONE 311 7. Determine labor and equipment costs considering productivity adjustment. 8. Explain the role of specialty contractors in project cost. 1. Perform quantity takeoff for different construction work types/divisions given a set of plans. 2. Use Microsoft Excel to assist in estimate preparation.CONE 312 3. Create a bid package, write a proposal letter, and submit a bid using standardized bid documents. 4. Effectively