offer here [see 16, 17, 18], I aim in this section to introduce some of thehistory of thought related to the intersection of anthropology and design and how by engagingwith the materiality of design, the researcher can come to understand pedagogical problems andredesign curriculum to address those problems.According to Otto and Smith [18: 5], anthropologists and other social scientists have beenutilizing their knowledge and skills to support the design of the industrial landscape, particularlyregarding questions of productivity and efficiency, since as early as the 1930s. Such studiesconducted by these early “industrial anthropologists” contributed to the design of industrialstructures and management practices [18]. This tradition continues
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we would do that and how we could achieve it. Splitting up work on a complex code Understanding the importance of validating computer Prototype building models will play an important role in my work as analyst for [consulting company] since I will be doing a lot of analyzing and simulation, and it will be helpful to have a clear idea of how I can validate my data before pitching to clients." Top 5 Project Lessons "There were several situations during this semester Communication
Civil Engineer- ing from The University of Alabama. Dr. Burian’s research team contributes to the engineering of sustain- able and secure urban systems. Research areas include stormwater management and green infrastructure, urban water, extreme floods, urban impacts on the water cycle and climate, and the water energy-nexus. Dr. Burian is active in numerous professional societies including the American Society of Civil Engi- neers (ASCE), American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), American Geophysical Union (AGU), American Meteorological Society (AMS), and American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). He is currently the co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Develop
AC 2011-1415: AVOIDING INFERIORITY: GLOBAL ENGINEERING ED-UCATION ACROSS JAPANGary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech Gary Downey is Alumni Distinguished Professor in Science and Technology Studies and affiliated Profes- sor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. A mechanical engineer (Lehigh) and cultural anthropolo- gist (University of Chicago), he is co-editor of What Is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators (Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2010). Author of The Machine in Me: An Anthropologist Sits Among Computer Engineers, he is Editor of The Engineering Studies Series at MIT Press and Global Engineering series at Morgan & Claypool, as well as the Engineering Studies journal
AC 2011-512: DESIGN EDUCATION FOR THE WORLD OF NEAR TO-MORROW: EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO LEARNDirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology Dirk Schaefer is an Assistant Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Dr. Schaefer was a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Durham University, UK. During his time at Durham, he earned a Postgradu- ate Certificate in ”Teaching and Learning in Higher Education” (PG-Cert). He joined Durham from a Senior Research Associate position at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, where he earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science. Dr. Schaefer has published more than 95 technical
capstone design, students need to use their previous knowledge to developsolutions to open-ended problems. A thorough solution to a capstone level problem oftenincludes an appropriate computational or mathematical analysis. However, faculty are oftendisappointed in engineering students‟ ability to recognize when and how to apply mathematicalanalysis to their particular design solutions. This study assessed the capability of seniorengineering students to apply mathematical modeling to design, and began the process of testingclassroom interventions to rectify certain weaknesses.This research was constructed around a framework that identifies 6 steps in mathematicalmodeling1. Students were given a scenario and asked to assist a hypothetical design
.28 Figure 2 shows examples of key procedural skills from thermodynamics. Identification of System & Boundaries Identification of Interactions with Surroundings Control Mass/Volume Work Interactions Closed/Open System Heat Interactions Mass Interactions Detailed Treatment of Units Use of Tabular or Computer-Based Property Data Identifying Units for Each Quantity Identification of State Region Applying Conversion Factors Interpolation/Software Procedures Figure 2. Procedural skills important in thermodynamics
the 2002 holiday season with a suggested retail cost of less than $100.”Obviously, designing “toys” has been used extensively in similar courses for many of the samereasons. The students can relate to toys as consumers and they generate a level of excitementsometimes not found in designing a new “clutch mechanism”.It was recognized that these changes would introduce concepts and issues that sometimes do notoccur in the engineering curriculum such as marketing and product aesthetics, thus acollaboration was established to extend the scope of the project. To assist in those phases of thisproject related to concept evaluation, market definition and product styling, the engineeringstudents teamed with students from the Mendoza College of Business
engineering culture: “Education innovationdeserves the same discipline, imagination, and effort that we are willing to put into othercomplex engineered systems.7”To effect such broad-based changes, an interdisciplinary team of engineering and businessfaculty, teaching assistants, and educational researchers was established 8 to addressimprovements to introductory engineering courses at two universities in the southeastern UnitedStates (a large public research-focused institution and a small, private teaching institution).Course improvements initiated by the team included curriculum changes, such as incorporatingmultimedia case studies which provided the potential for cost-effectiveness and broader appeal.1This paper discusses the key qualitative
Kanazawa Technical College and Future Faculty Fellow teaching First-Year Engineering at Purdue University. She focused on integrated STEM curriculum development as part of an NSF STEM+C grant as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant through INSPIRE in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her current research interests focus on pathways into engineering and identity development.Dr. Christina A. Pantoja, Campbell University Christina Pantoja is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Engineering at Campbell University. Her research interests include career choices, pathways, and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in engineering. Her other interests include the topics of mentoring, job
Study design. This research study was a record based of results of a professional society’sBOK via their certification exam. Specifically, the Lean Knowledge Certificate, itself part of thebronze level of certification from SME, was incorporated. The SME certification exam served asan external assessment of our curriculum and our students’ understanding of the lean BOK.SME’s certification exam was selected as the external assessment because of the strongrelationship between the legacy course materials and stated learning objectives of the lean course[37].2.3.6 Human subjects. Because this research study is records review, the subjects are notformally classified as human subjects. Recently, the researchers had been trained in theapplication of
Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Dr. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals” and ”Case Studies in Software Verification & Validation”. He is a member of Nepal Engineering Association (NEA) and is also a member of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). Dr. Acharya was the Principal Investigator of the 2007 HP grant for Higher Education at RMU through which he incorporated tablet PC based learning exercises in his classes. He was also the Principal Investigator of the 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for developing course modules through an industry
Paper ID #43195Breaking the Stigma: Fostering Mental Health Resilience in Engineering—ASystematic Literature ReviewMr. Hoc T. Nguyen, University of Oklahoma Hoc Nguyen is a dedicated undergraduate student enrolled in the esteemed Gallogly College of Engineering at The University of Oklahoma, where he is passionately pursuing a degree in computer science. Recognized for his academic diligence and intellectual curiosity, Hoc seeks to delve deeper into the knowledge of mental health research within the university community. With a strong commitment to understanding the intricacies of mental well-being among undergraduate
engineering instruction.Dr. Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University Dr. Issa is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University. He joined the School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics in 2004. His background is in the area of thermal- fluid sciences, particularly in single and multi-phase heat transfer. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Issa has 4 years of prior work experience in the aerospace industry and 8 years of experience in the steel rolling industry. His work experience in the aerospace industry included lift-off load
relate to student performance, the perception of flipped teaching fromstudents and faculty, flexibility, and student professional skills. Although some evaluatedflipped teaching throughout the curriculum [7], the majority of studies focused on one class.When studying student performance, previous studies found that flipped teaching helped studentsachieve greater overall learning [8]. Evidence included improved performance on exams [9, 10],5-6% better overall success passing an engineering mechanics/statics class [6, 11, 12], andincreased comprehension of the material [13].Several studies examined how student learning changed between traditional lecture and flippedmethods. The latter enabled students to better-achieve higher-order learning
deliberate effort is invested in recruiting and retaining STEMmajors in our higher institutions [2]. A declining workforce may adversely affect globalproductivity [2]. Therefore, there is a need to broaden the participation of K-12 in STEM fieldsin college. One of the ways this can be achieved is to investigate what factors influence K-12interest in STEM careers. Moreover, knowing what factors influence their interest providesfoundational knowledge of how those factors can be managed to improve K-12 interest inpursuing STEM careers in the future.Evidence shows that students' interest in STEM courses can be improved by teaching non-traditional applied STEM courses in schools rather than a more traditional curriculum [3].Implementing such courses
Sources of parts and procurement methods Examples and use of project schedules, time charts or Gantt chart Team dynamics and how to interact on a project team Sources of information and reading manufacturer's specifications Formal presentation of technical material using computer presentations Designing and building a significant technical project Problem solving of technical, logistic and budget aspects of the project Collaboration and consultation with instructor, faculty, outside experts and peers Evaluation, testing, and demonstration of the operation of a technical project Documentation of a project in the form of progress reports and final reportCourse Structure and
respondents with themajority coming from computer science and electrical engineering, the largest departments. Themajority of respondents indicate an interest in pursuing tenure track academic positions. A fewselect survey results are displayed in this paper, all figures show the combined percentages ofrespondents agreeing to a very great extent and to a great extent on a 5 point Likert scale. Thissurvey has been administered four times in the last ten years to the entire Ph.D. population withminor revisions. The results of this most recent effort are consistent with past results, includingthe response rate (nearly 10%).Meeting Ph.D. Students’ Diverse Communication Needs in Ph.D. Communications CoursesBasic academic writing principles are often not
how the factors in a curriculum affect students and their successin engineering by answering two research questions (RQ). (1) What, if any, demographics factorsinfluence a student’s engineering GPA? (2) How does the course level affect the performance ofstudents in demographic groups shown to be significant in RQ1? Herein, it is shown that theprogression through an academic career affects students differently based on their demographics.Male students of color are shown to be the group most negatively impacted by certain effects.This work seeks to counter the common anecdotal fallacy that academic preparedness is theprimary driver between disparities in success as it is observed that gaps widen and narrow withtime through the academic levels
students the difference in thepercentage of graduate students earning C and F grades was determined.The results indicate that each of the different approaches taken to implement a retake policy inthe two different courses positively impacted student success, measured in terms of an increasein letter grade. There was also a reduction in the number of students earning unsatisfactorygrades. The results are discussed in terms of the additional workload needed by the instructors toimplement the retake policy.IntroductionSome believe that there is no place for retakes in college curriculum, as illustrated by thecommentary by Snare [1], who grouped retakes, dropping the lowest score, and curving scores asapproaches that can be used by professors to
McGee et al. (2009). Specifically, based on the feedback receivedfrom the course instructors and the curriculum creator of the entrepreneurship education course,we selected 10 items from McGee et al. (2009) and created two additional items that reflectedthe course content topics. The 12 items were administered to students in Spring 2022. We thencollected course instructors’ feedback on how they perceived these items with the course contentthey taught. See Appendix for the selected 10 items from McGee et al. (2009). Phase 3: Item creation and modification In Phase 3, based on the results and feedback we received from the pilot study, theprevious version of the ESE instrument did not fully cover all the content topics taught in
/Research Assistant at Moss School of Construction, Sustainability and Infrastructure, Florida International University. Her research interest includes Sustainable and resilient infrastructure, Engineering Education, and Sustainable transportation system.Mr. Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University Dr. Mohamed ElZomor is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustain- ability. Dr. ElZomor completed his doctorate at Arizona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Fostering infrastructure equity through leveraging Envision rating
sociotechnical thinking researchor contextual factors described (e.g., [8], [9], [17], [19]] to explore different ways of thinking andreasoning about these various domains. Researchers could develop design activities that cangenerate sociotechnical discussions and explore differences across groups of engineering studentsand professionals with different levels of experience. Alternately, the research could followdifferent cohorts of students and early career professionals and investigate the changes over timein how they consider and engage with sociotechnical dimensions of design. This kind of researchcould also illuminate salient experiences and challenges related to sociotechnical thinking asengineers move through their curriculum or profession. By
either “Medicine or Self.” This is sometimes referred to as the “stereotype-incongruent pairing.” Reprinted from our previous work [2]. 2. A career self-identity Implicit Association Test (IAT) that we designed for Qualtrics using the iatgen tool [4]. The IAT is a psychological test that relies on repeated measures of response latency to measure a subject’s association with two concepts – in this case, between the concepts of self and other, and the concepts of clinician and engineer. In the IAT, participants categorize a series of stimuli that appear in the center of a computer screen (Figure 1A) into those categories. Only two keys are used to accomplish the sorting – one on the left of
role that such aspects play in the industry. 2. I can integrate it with everyday elementary standards and communication skills. 3. By combining simulation and hands-on training rather than focusing on one more than the other. 4. labs and bringing in some of the speakers to the class and information gathering will be incorporated. 5. Hands-on activities and simulations. Regarding the needed resources to teach manufacturing-based courses at theirschool/education center, several items were mentioned by the participants, including “access tothe curriculum of the manufacturing program at the university and the supplies that go along withit”; “speakers”; “equipment”; “licensing”; “trained professionals that can teach the
Paper ID #38645Death by 1000 cuts: Workshopping from Black engineering narratives frominterview to stageDr. Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus Debalina Maitra is a Post-doctoral Research Associate at ASU. Prior to her current role, Debalina Maitra was employed by CAFECS (Chicago Alliance for Equity in Computer Science), a NSF-funded Research Practice Partnership, for almost two years. She complDr. Brooke Charae Coley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brooke Coley, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona
objective of MATH 101 is to update and reinforce the mathematical knowledge thatthe student acquired during his high school studies, thus consolidating the fundamental conceptsfor the development of the first engineering mathematics course. Another objective of this courseis to eliminate those misconceptions the students may have inherited from their secondaryeducation. In brief, MATH 101 seeks to simplify the transition between high school anduniversity-level mathematics courses.Based on the main objective of MATH 101 stated above, the vast experience of our faculty, andthe instructional coherence [10, 11] of our mathematics curriculum, we made a careful selectionof each of the topics covered in this course. Unlike traditional remedial courses
represented by 1 student each:Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computational & AppliedMathematics, Materials Science & Nanoengineering, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry & CellBiology, Kinesiology, and Sport Management.At Tecnológico de Monterrey (Puebla, Mexico), the course was CV 2030: Sustainable WaterUse, which is taught in English and was held online during the COIL experience. This course iscomposed of five modules: General worldwide water situation overview, Human water use,Drinking water treatment, Municipal Wastewater treatment and Sludge treatment. It is part of thecurriculum of Civil (5th semester), Sustainable (7th semester) and Biotechnological (9thsemester) Engineering. In addition, students from
Advance continuingstudy program. The continuity of studies modality is when a student has already completeda university degree and decides to study another to specialize and obtain a second degree[11]. Two groups were considered for this study, the first group of students participated insynchronous online classes (n=387), while the second group of students participated inasynchronous online courses (n=634). This sample was selected as both groups of studentshave the same subjects, from the same study program, having the same content and type ofevaluation (based on learning objectives). The courses in the curriculum analyzednumbered 27, taught in 259 sections, representing 100% of subjects taught, originatingfrom the second quarter of 2020, the