Using a Vertically Integrated Team Design Project to Promote Learning and an Engineering Community of Practice Sandra Spickard Prettyman, Helen Qammar and Edward Evans Department of Foundations and Leadership/Department of Chemical Engineering University of Akron, Akron OH 44325Recent curriculum reforms in engineering education have focused on implementing thescholarship on pedagogy into the engineering classroom experience. For example, the paradigmshifts toward learner-centered versus teacher-centered delivery modes have been well establishedin many departments. In addition, department level curriculum reforms have begun to designintegration of concepts and skills
engineers needs toemphasize competency in the solving of open-ended engineering design problems. This theme isevident in the growing level of collaboration among accrediting agencies, industry, and federalfunding agencies to support research on the assessment of student learning and to encourageexcellence in curriculum and pedagogy that provide an exposure to engineering practice 1-3.Also, the implementation of the new ABET EC 2000 criteria4 makes it necessary for engineeringprograms to identify, assess, and demonstrate evidence of design competency. These changes inaccreditation have expanded a goal of assessing student learning outcomes to making judgmentsabout curricula and instructional practices with an aim towards continual
model remained updated. Recalculating Page 22.1519.11the internal energy, U, required the students to do more research into different methods ofcalculating internal energy other than simply looking the values up.Effective prototypeAn important objective to confirm is whether or not the students are learning the concepts. Thisobjective is important because MEAs are only useful tools if they are helping the students to learn,not preventing them from learning. The concepts in this MEA are intended to help students withcommon problematic areas in the thermodynamic curriculum. Table 4 shows the percentage ofstudents that included the following
) Learning style is a combination of affective, cognitive, environmental, and physiological responses that characterize how a person learns.5) Individual information processing is fundamental to a learning style and can be strengthened over time with intervention.6) Learning style is a complex construct for which a comprehensive understanding is evolving.7) Learners are empowered by a knowledge of their own and others’ learning styles.8) Effective curriculum and instruction are learning-style based and personalized to address and honor diversity.9) Effective teachers continually monitor activities to ensure compatibility of instruction and evaluation with each individual’s learning style strengths.10) Teaching individuals through their
structures for their studentsgoing forward. Centers for teaching and learning on university campuses could includeinterpersonal practices as they prepare faculty to support identity in their curriculum and classes.While identity may be supported through specific features like testing, assignments, projects, andclassroom setup, there may be other things to consider in training faculty to develop engineeringidentities through recognition. By mobilizing faculty in seeing students as engineers andengineering people through recognition as respect, students may be better supported in joiningthe community of engineering and seeing themselves as engineers.7 Limitations and Future Work Although this work exploring participants experiences of faculty
sustainability interchangeably with environment. But true sustainable engineeringrequires simultaneously balancing environmental, economic, and social concerns. Sustainableengineering also requires a long-term perspective. Therefore, a distinction betweenenvironmental ethics and sustainability ethics should be made. For example, Rowden andStriebig24 developed a three-hour module on personal computer design to focus onenvironmental ethics which could be incorporated into a principles of design or engineeringeconomics course. The module included economic and environmental impacts but lacked asocial dimension. Recent publications provide elaborate definitions and discussion ofenvironmental ethics.12,17 A sustainability ethic can embrace more traditional
has maintained a research interest in learning effectiveness in engineering dur- ing his years at BYU and at his previous posts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washington State University. He and his student co-author won the ASEE Best Zone Paper in 2008 for their work on computer-based instruction for engineering education in the developing world. Dr. Hotchkiss also conducts research in stream restoration with an emphasis on upstream fish passage through culverts. He serves as the president of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute, part of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a specialty licensing certificate from the American Academy of
Paper ID #40886Community Cultural Wealth from an Engineering and Science EducationDepartmentMr. Tim Ransom, Clemson University Doctoral candidate with the Engineering and Science Education Department at Clemson University re- searching computer science education.Randi Sims, Clemson University Randi is a current Ph.D. student in the department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson Uni- versity. Her research interests center around undergraduate research experiences using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Her career goals are to work as an evaluator or consultant on education- ally based research
domain4. Because the ability to make thoughtfulconnections may be an indicator of strong conceptual understanding and developing expertise,the focus on making and fostering connections proves important for the present study. Theseconnections can be facilitated by experiential learning, as demonstrated by Holzer and Andruet,who designed a computer-based experiential learning environment for engineering mechanics5.This was well received by their students, whose feedback indicated that they were able to “thinkintelligently and learn”5, suggesting that other types of experiential learning may be effective in Page 24.1118.3making and fostering
Nerds, Female Nerds, Gay (sexy) NerdsRon Eglash25 gives us some insight into the construction of alternative masculinities in hisexamination of representations of Black nerds, Asian hipsters, and women nerds, each playingagainst stereotype. He simultaneously views nerd masculinity as an exclusionary tool and as aleaky device that cannot effectively keep out nerds that don’t fit the white male mold. He Page 23.1221.12reviews previous work in science and technology studies that affirms disembodiment of nerd-dom, with a sort of tradeoff between pleasures of the body and technological prowess.Eglash contrasts the abstractions in computer science that
Paper ID #7604Unlocking the Gate to Calculus Success: Pre-Calculus for Engineers - An As-sertive Approach to Readying Underprepared StudentsProf. Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder Tanya D. Ennis is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems
Paper ID #41880Focus group analysis of engineering Collaborative Online International Learning(COIL+) compared to short-term study abroad programsJoshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joshua E. Katz is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, DELTA program, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research centers on collaborative learning in engineering education and other STEM disciplines. He obtained his B.S. in Technology and Engineering Education in 2019 and his M.S. in STEM Education and Leadership in 2021, both from Illinois State University
appropriatecross-sectional area for their link.In response to the question, “Did you draw on knowledge from other classes to completethis project?”, 31 out of 33 respondents indicated that they did. The most common skill thatstudents reported using from another class was computer-aided modeling in SolidWorks, askill that most students were learning concurrently with Statics. Some students alsohighlighted the use of programming skills in MATLAB. The MATLAB-focused coursenormally occurs a little later in the curriculum, and so fewer than half of the students hadthe requisite knowledge to use MATLAB for their projects. Still, it is encouraging thatthose with MATLAB experience recognized it as a useful tool for repeating geometry andforce calculations for
flexible learning environments and their potential impact ontools and resources to become effective leaders [61]. meaning-making in virtual settings [66]. A layer of context emanates from Castro and Tumibay's literature review on the 2.6 Computer-Aided Technology in Online Educational efficacy of online learning courses, which can also imply the Training and Development broader implications of technology-mediated education on The integration of computer-aided technology in learning student outcomes [35]. The aspects above, as a whole, invokeinstitutions
Paper ID #19677Investigating Engineering Students’ Understandings of Social and EthicalResponsibility: Coding Framework and Initial FindingsProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from
engineering problems. Dr. Mejia’s primary research interests lie at the intersection of engineering education, literacy, and social justice. He is particularly interested in engineering critical literacies, Chicanx Cultural Studies frameworks and pedagogies in engineering education, and critical consciousness in engineering through social justice.Dr. Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago Renata A. Revelo is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her Ph.D. in Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois
, physical, and mechanical properties and durability performance of infrastructure materials, with a focus on sustainable concrete materials technology. He also researches new strategies to improve STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Implementation of a laboratory experience in reinforced concrete coursesIntroduction College students enrolled in an engineering curriculum learn in a variety of ways (e.g.,sensory vs. intuitive, visual vs. verbal, inductive vs. deductive, active vs. reflective, or sequentialvs. global). In a reinforced concrete design course, where students learn how to designcomponents of large structures, it can be
themselves in their commitment to “balanc[ing] the built environmental andthe natural environment, while addressing the complex challenges of globalization in the 21stcentury44”. Related to this endeavor, CEE faculty members have begun to enhanceundergraduate engineering education through the incorporation of sustainability concepts andprinciples into their courses. One approach for gauging the effectiveness of these efforts is toexamine the ability of seniors enrolled in the capstone design course to incorporate sustainabilityinto the design process.Sustainability Education in CEE at Georgia TechTwo sustainability-focused courses have been vertically integrated into the CEE curriculum atGeorgia Tech. First, the Civil Engineering Systems course (CEE
and its allies win the war. This newemphasis was furthered with the release of the Grinter Report in the 1950s and the trendcontinued in engineering education into the 1990s.3 By then some began to feel that thependulum of engineering education had swung too far over to the science side of engineering.This led some to claim that universities were “grinding out legions of research scientists… [and]producing entire generations of engineering faculty who have never practiced engineering.”4 Industry requested changes to the engineering curriculum in order to handle the mismatchbetween their needs and the skill sets of engineering graduates.5 This call for change combinedwith some calls for change within academia contributed to the ABET
SE.Every viable, mission-oriented, business entity – e.g., services organizations, non-profits, et al –serves a purpose, has interfaces with external systems in its operating environment – e.g.,customers, suppliers, competitors, et al, and produces performance-based outcomes – e.g.systems, products, services, and behaviors – that are delivered to or sold in the marketplace forsome form of return on investment (ROI) or to provide service benefits. This view is reflective ofthe mindset that SE applies only to physical systems and products such as cell phones,computers, etc. without recognition that organizations are also systems that produce products andservices for both external and internal customers and users.To illustrate the two organizational
with a computer science faculty member to exploreempathy more fully within a technology and computer science reference frame for inclusion in afuture publication. Further deselection of 47 articles resulted from reviewing the full text ofarticles to insure their peer-reviewed nature and relation to both engineering and empathy. Afterdiscussion as a research team, 8 more articles were removed as having very limited connectionsto both engineering and empathy, result in 48 articles included in analysis. Identification of Studies Records identified from Discovery Service: (Primo Discovery Service) 676 + Cross Referencing: 2
) thecommunity building practices and norms of the STS program and (ii) emergent ways thatstudents talk about STS curriculum and activities (including its service learning experiences).Four salient themes emerge from this study of students’ experiences in the first year of thetwo-year STS program: 1. examining things from multiple perspectives to make sense of issues/systems, 2. making the invisible visible, 3. empowering students to develop moral stances as citizens and scientists/engineers in society, and 4. prioritizing human wellbeing (an ethics of care).Not surprisingly, these four themes are highly interrelated and emerge in different ways and withdifferent degrees of salience for different students, which makes analyzing these themes
complexpsychosocial construct that has impressed itself on so many elements of society, from theclothing we wear, to the books we read, the curriculum we study, the people we partner with, andthe work we do [81].The results of the pilot study also showed a strong positive relationship between the masculinescale of the PAQ and hostile sexism from the ASI, with nearly half of the respondents’ scoresexceeding the group median hostile sexism scale score of 1.5. On a positive note, the groupmedian was lower than the average scores from the online version of the scale [82] as shown inFig. 1, which comprises average male and female scores (N = 10,000+ responses) [83].There was also a strong correlation between PAQ feminine scores and overall well-being (0.76
nuclear engineering from Purdue in 2012. He was a teaching assistant for the first-year engineering program at Purdue from 2010 to 2013 where he also contributed to curriculum development and online learning module production. His research interests include big data, data visualization, and computing. He is a student member of ASEE and the American Nuclear Society. He serves on the Board of Directors for both the Purdue Alumni Association and the Purdue Engineering Alumni Association.Neha Choudhary, Purdue Neha Choudhary, is a graduate student in Engineering Education Department at Purdue University. She did her Masters in Wireless Communication and Computing from Indian Institute of Information Tech- nology
socioenvironmentalfactors in the exosystem (STEM curriculum, qualified STEM teachers), the mesosystem(mentorship opportunities, family and peer support), and the microsystem (STEM interest, mathself-efficacy, STEM outcome expectations and choice goals, and math achievement) thatcontribute to low-persistence of URM youth in STEM education and careers. However, fewstudies investigate this problem in a pre-college population, analyze interaction across levels ofthe system, and emphasize marginalized students’ lived experiences through phenomenologicalapproaches.MethodologyThis study examines socioenvironmental experiences that shape persistence in a year-long after-school algebra-for-engineering program, interest in STEM careers, and post-secondary plans.Interviews
Paper ID #38424Insights from the First Year of Project # 2044472 “Improvingthe Conceptual Mastery of Engineering Students in HighEnrollment Engineering Courses through Oral Exams”Huihui Qi (dupe) (Assistant Teaching Professor) Dr. Qi is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of California, San Diego.Marko Lubarda (Assistant Teaching Professor) Marko Lubarda is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. He teaches mechanics, materials science, design, computational analysis, and engineering mathematics courses, and has
one of only a fewwomen to have done so.Men and women alike saw women as being encouraged to go into engineering. Joe, for example,described the phenomenon in his major, in the context of his answer to a question that asked if hethought there were differences in the experiences of male and female engineering students. Joe: It seems that, it seems that the, the female students in, in computer engineering, there were obviously none in electrical engineering, but in computer engineering there’s a little bit more, and, and they have been encouraged a ton, they’ve been almost like pushed to go into computer engineering. (joe junior year)Here, in Joe’s excerpt we see another person that related that there were but a few women in
the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a professor of mechanical and civil engineering at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He is a member of the ASEE Engineering Deans Council. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and serves on their Board on Performance Test Codes. He chairs the PTC committee on Steam Generators and is vice-chair of the committee on Fans. Page 11.862.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Laboratory-Scale Steam Power Plant Study – Rankine CyclerTM Effectiveness as a Learning Tool and a Comprehensive
new skills. For example, the students with themost prior programming experience would often take the lead on programming work, whichclosed off opportunities for students new to programming to gain access to such experiences.The closing off of opportunities is especially problematic since many students enter the courseexpressing a desire to pick up new skills such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), 3D printing,and programming. In other words, the prior-experience based role-distribution within teams hurtsstudents’ ability to make progress towards their own learning goals.Additionally, this specialization leads to a silo-ing of team members to their specific task,limiting opportunities for them to engage with all aspects of the design process
´enez is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering Education (EED) and an affiliate faculty to the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on understanding the role of engineering communities while enacting their agency in participatory and transformational change. She is particularly interested in broadening the participation of minoritized communities by studying the role of professional development in shaping organizational cultures. As an education practitioner, she also looks at evidence-based practices to incorporate social responsibility skills and collaborative and inclusive teams into the curriculum. Dr. Rivera-Jim´enez graduated from the University