for the first time. Other eventssuch as bowling and bubble ball soccer were held in the middle of each semester, with theintention of creating and strengthening relationships outside of the academic environment. Thehope in providing these opportunities for social interaction is that the students will feel a strongerconnection to the department and university, build stronger relationships with each other, andthrive academically and socially because they are having positive experiences. The plan is tocontinue to offer social activities at least once or twice per semester going forward.4. AssessmentProgram SuccessThe peer mentor program is in the first year of implementation. Preliminary assessment ofprogram goals was achieved through voluntary
been using this approach to teachChemistry2. However, empirical support that shows that games help in learning is still missing13.According to13, the learning outcomes were not improved when students were exposed to games.One theory is that in playing games, lack of success and too much negative feedback can causede-motivation.We are using puzzles in a non-intimidating, non-competitive way. Students participate in groupdiscussions when they solve the puzzles and are engaged in hands-on fun, puzzle-basedactivities. The initial feedback that we received (see questionnaire results) is encouraging. Weare working on more direct assessment methods to measure the effect of puzzles on studentsuccess. 2. MethodologyIn this section we share puzzles
-Refutation of a Persistent Myth,” Session 1331, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.11. Dee, K. C., 2007. “Student Perceptions of High Course Workloads are Not Associated with Poor Student Evaluations of Instructor Performance,” Journal of Engineering Education, 96 (1), pp. 69-78.12. Chen, Y., and L. B. Hoshower, 2003. “Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness: an assessment of student perception and motivation,” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 28 (1), pp. 71-88.13. Hackworth, J., C. Considine, and V. Lewis, 2009. “A Comparison of Instructional Delivery Methods Based on Student-Evaluation Data,” Paper AC 2009-1319, Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.14. Geisey, J
the development of this course, many successful partnerships werefostered. The collaborating parties included: students, departmental colleagues,administration (the Department Head, Dean, and Associate Dean), the InternationalService Office, colleagues in other departments, the CIEE Program Manager, WCU’sDevelopment Officer, and a private donor. It is no small feat for a travel course to bejumpstarted from scratch, and partnerships are the key for successful implementation.Although our travel course was unsuccessful at meeting the final objective, we gainedvaluable knowledge from the process. The current paper addresses several factors inestablishing a new travel course, such as assessing a fair number of credit hours for arelatively short
, reciprocity, reactivity, careerdevelopment, and social interaction.1 It should be noted that an individual outreach volunteermay perform multiple functions and have multiple motivations at any single event. Researchersat Rice University used Volunteer Motivation Inventories and other metrics to assess themotivations of head mentors in their DREAM engineering outreach program for underservedHouston schools. They found that the mentors’ motivations were dominated by the fundamentalbelief in helping others, with a distant second motivation of better understanding themselves andothers. This finding was independent of ethnicity and gender. While there are not sufficientsimilar studies on other engineering outreach programs to know if this finding is
exercises: With significant individual prototyping and trouble-shooting completed outside of the class period, the instructors were able to focus on assessing the student’s performance in real time through in-class group-related activities. Within the group, each student had different responsibilities for different aspects of the design. Each member has to design, test, and demonstrate his or her part before they can finish the project as a group. Consequently, a better determination of each student’s level of absorption of the class materials was achieved. This also helped students to gain confidence in helping/mentoring their peers during the lab sessions and
] published the outcomes of a survey on students’ perception of flippedclassroom and concluded that the effectivity of flipped classroom requires interactive instructionalvideos, increased in-class learning activities, and alterations to assessment. A comprehensive listof recommendations for an effective design of flipped classrooms was proposed by Kim et al. [2]using a mixed methods study that examined three instances of the flipped classroom across uniquedisciplines. Bishop and Verleger [4] proposed a comprehensive review of published research onflipped classroom and concluded that future research on the “flipped classroom should employcontrolled studies that objectively examine student performance throughout a semester, with bothtraditional and
MIR projects. On thefollowing page, Tables 1 and 2 show the survey results for the 3rd MIR program, the sculpturalbee nesting unit. While post-project survey data was collected for each of the three MIRprograms, the questions concerning pre-project confidence levels were only included in the mostrecent program. Therefore, only the data for the 3rd program is included here because it enablesus to assess whether there were changes from pre-project to post-project. BY THE MAJOR: TELESCOPE BUILD undecided 7% social sciences engineering
, Virginia Tech Dr. Amelink is Director of Graduate Programs and Assessment in the College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the Departments of Engineering Education and Educa- tional Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Multi-Program Approach to Student Retention and SuccessAbstractPrograms that address the needs of first year engineering students have traditionally beendesigned to create community and facilitate inclusion. Students are more likely to be retainedinto their second year when guided by structures of engagement and support throughpurposefully-designed programs (Soldner, Rowan-Keyon
integrate student learning of nanotechnology across the civil andenvironmental engineering curriculum [7].The problem-based learning framework is embedded with assessment instruments, such asdecision worksheets, that are intended to capture student knowledge and critical thinking. Thisparticular research project aims to assess methods for evaluating critical thinking fromillustrative and written responses on worksheets completed in an engineering-focused classenvironment. It is proposed that this can be accomplished by: examining how students absorb,process, and apply new information through multiple iterations of similar active learningexercises, when new information is presented between each iteration; examining how groupdynamics influence
), developing a structural configuration to efficientlytransfer BIW loads, creating occupant accommodation space, packaging of powertrain andchassis components, and conducting computational analyses to assess BIW stiffness andstrength. Once the structural performance targets were met, the final sheet metal foldeddesign was realized using aluminum in combination with adhesives and rivets. In additionto describing the conceptual structural analysis, the paper elaborates on the teamcollaboration required to achieve the final realization of the BIW structure.IntroductionEngineering education in the US has relied on traditional methodologies that havestruggled to provide early-career engineers with skills and experiences needed to succeedin today’s fast
an Epilog Mini 18 laser engraver/cutter, anAXIOM AR4 CNC router, and various 3D printers including a Stratasys uPrint, Afinia H800,and FormLabs Form 1+. Students completed the automaton project in four weeks. Students weregrouped into teams of three by random assignment. At least two approaches for the creation ofstudent teams can be used. One approach is to use the randomly assigned method and anotherapproach is the strategically assigned method. Random assignment is often used because of itsconvenience [1]. The opposite approach to randomly assigning teams is to strategically assignspecific students to specific teams based on their individual skills. In this case, the instructorcreates teams based on his or her internal assessment and will
which time she transitioned to the Marine Corps Reserve, retiring after 20 years of service. She holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the US Naval Academy, a master’s degree in business from Boston University, and a PhD in educational psychology at Kent State University. Her research interests include assessment, effective teaching practices using instructional technology, and engineering education pedagogy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrating Veteran Experiences into Engineering Design: Veteran-Led Student Development of High-Power Rocket Competition TeamAbstractIn 2016, students at Kent State University (KSU) were invited to participate in
experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider. Figure 5. FPGA designed for reliable space applications.5. Optical fiber sensing for body armor testing: This research involves weaving an optical fiber sensors into a Kevlar woven fabric for the dynamic characterization of soft body armor during ballistic testing. Figure 6 show a Kevlar fabric with a woven optical fiber after a ballistic shot. Figure 6. Kevlar fabric with woven optical fiber sensor.6. 3D phase sensitive B1 mapping for MRI imaging: Sodium MRI can be used to assess cartilage health, characterize tumors, detect abnormal sodium levels in the kidneys, and to assess tissue damage following a stroke. However low sodium concentration in tissues
American communities,students who were once interested in STEM eventually switch to other disciplines noting lack ofsupport [6]. It is known that learning center environments provide both academic and personalgrowth by vigorously engaging, understanding, and assessing information learned in theseenvironments [12].Research question 1/Theme 4: Increased exposure of students to STEM fieldsStudents engaged in hands-on research experience outside the classroom with industry canincrease the number of students who pursue STEM careers in the future [6]. The importance ofshowing a positive intrinsic value of a profession, identifying a job that is enjoyable, andchoosing a job that gives responsibility to self and community are imperative to pre
. Her primary research areas include 1) mycotoxin risk assessment and treatment in stored grains and 2) innovate instructional strategies for Biological and Agricultural Engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Mapping learning outcomes across Biological and Agricultural Engineering concentrations within the curriculumBiological and Agricultural engineers possess knowledge, skills and abilities which allow themto work in many technical sectors. Oftentimes, due to their breadth of knowledge and lack ofexposure, they must distinguish themselves from other engineering disciplines. Biological andAgricultural engineering (BAE) undergraduate curricula provide
73 – – Likert Scale Distribution Variable None (0) A Little (1) Some (2) A Lot (3) M Mdn SD Mechanical Experience 9 30 36 9 1.54 2 0.83 Electrical Experience 21 43 17 3 1.02 1 0.78 Computer Experience 28 34 21 1 0.94 1 0.802.3.MeasuresAcademic success was measured using final course grades using a 0.00 to 1.00 scale. Thesegrades were assessed using a weighted combination of ten quizzes (10%), 15 in-class activities(15%), 12 essay questions (25%), one mid
Major in Electrical Engineering. His motivation and passion pushes him into research in wireless commu- nication, especially in Bluetooth Low Energy and Near Field Communication as well as building projects and fostering innovation with faculty and staff members. As part of the Learning Environments division, the idea to develop, oversee and assess engaging students to expand their knowledge and creativity by innovating new technologies application for Engineering Education is currently under way to engage the university and the community. Concluding, Mr. Lugo’s ambition is to encourage students to focus in science, technology and engineer abilities in order to expand their professional potential.Mr. Randy Hazael Anaya
evaluation, technical assessments, and composition – all of which are recognized as difficult in a complex mission environment • Other non-technical activities include communication, workforce development, and uncertainty when dealing with mission engineering work Mission Engineering Activities (N=32) (Please describe your current position. What are your key responsibilities? What is the key value you provide in this position? What is the most critical thing you do to be effective in your current position?) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50
conditions. The same conditions were repeated but when a warmer air stream wasallowed to enter the office through the door.The study showed that there exists 2-3 ˚F difference when considering all locations throughoutthe room under normal operating conditions, when the door was closed and no occupants werepresent. The system successfully detected changes in room temperatures as a result of dooropening with some delay in response time that is a function of the thermocouples type used.Analysis of the results showed a potential 20% savings in energy consumption if propercalibration or adjustments are granted in future thermostats. The project was assessed againstABET learning outcomes and there was significant application and relevance between
of the multimediamanagement system, Panopto. In those (hybrid) lab sections, instructor integrated the pre-labvideos into Moodle course pages, and required students to view each lab video online beforecoming to lab; the students were also asked to take a brief 5-question low-stakes pre-lab quiz.The quiz questions were usually multiple-choice questions, taken directly from the relevant labexercise in the lab manual or the pre-lab video, both of which are an allowed resource duringquiz taking. The students were able to re-take a quiz multiple times, and only the highest gradewas recorded; that is, the focus was on the fact that the student is interacting with the materialbefore coming to the lab, rather than looking to rigorously assess their
Waterloo Dr. Al-Hammoud is a Faculty lecturer (Graduate Attributes) in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Al-Hammoud has a passion for teaching where she con- tinuously seeks new technologies to involve students in their learning process. She is actively involved in the Ideas Clinic, a major experiential learning initiative at the University of Waterloo. She is also re- sponsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won the ”Ameet and Meena Chakma award for exceptional teaching by a student
orientation, transition to SIUE, housing, academic culture of SIUE and ITU,classroom conduct, academic honesty, life in the USA, out-of-sync-students, etc. wasprovided in an earlier publication [1]. Therefore, in this paper we will present onlypossible pitfalls based on our recent experience.Program termination and assessment of the specified reasonsIt is noted that in Turkey chancellors are appointed by the president of the country. Achancellor (rector) can be appointed for a maximum of two four-year terms. Typically,each chancellor appoints his/her administrative cadre, including the deans. SIUE teamworked with three different groups of ITU administrators since the inception of theprogram in 2007. The SIUE portion of the program has been receiving
institutions, regardless of selectivity. Higher graduationrates were associated with lower perceptions of racism and higher commitment of the student tothe institution [21]. In their discussion of policy implications, the authors suggest that “the widedisparities in African-American engineering graduation rates among institutions that appear to beacademically similar is an important topic that should be thoroughly examined” [21, p. 269].In studying the risk of attrition among engineering students using the Project to Assess Climatein Engineering (PACE) survey, Litzler and Young [22] classified engineering students from 21institutions (including four original MIDFIELD institutions) as being “Committed,” “Committedwith Ambivalence,” and “At-Risk of
Male 12 63.2Race/ Hispanic 4 21.1Ethnicity American Indian or Alaska Native 1 5.3 Asian 0 0.0 Black 3 15.8 White 11 57.9Student Sophomore 4 21.1Level Junior 8 42.1 Senior 7 36.8Total 19 100.0 C. MeasuresWe utilized pre- and post-surveys for the REU participants to assess the impact of the REUprograms on their career goals and research
controls andprocedures, and to help them internalize necessary safety precautions so they are ready and ableto use a real SEM later on. They also use the VR SEM experience to familiarize themselves withthe process of taking nanoscale measurements. In phase four, after students have proven they canuse an SEM in the VR lab, students are granted access to a real SEM in order to test theirknowledge of SEM functionality and to provide additional SEM experience. The goal of thenanotechnology team in designing the VR SEM was to mimic real-world use of the SEM in theVR lab to a degree that students trained only via the VR simulation are capable of using a real-world SEM without additional training. Further testing is needed to assess the
; and the ASME C. D. Mote Jr., Early Career Award. In 2014 Dr. Rhoads was included in ASEE Prism Magazine’s 20 Under 40.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, joining Purdue in August 2014. He has been teaching mechanics for over 20 years, and has worked extensively on the integration and assessment of specific technology interventions in mechanics classes. He was one of the co-leaders in 2013-2014 of the ASEE Virtual Community of Practice (VCP) for mechanics educators across the country. His current research focuses on student problem-solving pro
Engineering Technology graduate must have a knowledge of currentindustry process and tools, there is great need for Engineering Technology programs to remaincurrent with the needs of industry. Due to the need for engineering technology to keep pace withthe applications and processes used in industry, there is a much greater need for ET programs tomaintain appropriate interaction with their regional industry [1,2].To provide an assessment of the needs within industry from the engineering and engineeringtechnology viewpoints, the author has spent ten years as a faculty member in a mechanicalengineering program and twenty years as an administrator of an engineering technologyprogram. In fact, the author has worked extensively with industry in both
ethicsvideos. Similar to the aforementioned studies, the results from this investigation were also basedsolely on self-reporting and did not contain quantifiable measures for assessing how the videosimpacted student learning.MethodologyThis section provides background information regarding the engineering course used in thisstudy, details relating to how Lightboard videos were created and used within the course, and themethodology used for collecting the qualitative and quantitative data.Course InformationFluid Mechanics is a required course in the Civil Engineering curriculum usually taken duringthe second semester of the sophomore year. Enrollment is limited to 24 students due to the spacelimitations of the laboratory (the course has both lecture
instruction hadprepared them to lead their teams. They were also asked to assess their performance as a DTLand how well their team worked together.The other 11 students interviewed had not served as DTL or co-DTL. They were asked toidentify any projects completed in pre-capstone courses that had required them to workcollaboratively with other students; they were then asked to compare the tasks undertaken inthese pre-capstone courses with those tasks required by their capstone courses. They were alsoasked to identify any experiences or instruction that had prepared them to work in capstoneteams.Once the interviews with the 23 students were completed, the responses were analyzed toidentify gaps in preparation for working in large teams. Based on the