studies, and the number of candidates will determine - at least to some extent - the budget of academicinstitutions, and therefore the position on the market of academic services.To survive in the new, competitive environment, an institution has to offer an attractive and high-quality system of study. Some ofthe essential features of such a ~stem are:+ flexibility, which means that each student has a lot of freedom in designing his/her education path and can make choices regarding the level of education (degree), specialization, course selection, work load in each term, etc.; + support for interdisciplinary studies; ● adequate presence of skill training activities in the curriculum (this is of critical importance for some disciplines, such as
Professional Programs and as a faculty member at College of the Canyons. Dr. Alfano has a Ph.D. from UCLA. Page 23.934.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013ASEE NSF Poster SessionNSF ATE Regional Center CREATENSF ATE grant #1002653Research and Education Activities:1. Executive Summary: Major Accomplishments in 2012-2013 • Submitted and was awarded a NSF supplemental grant (NSF 1239631) to conduct a Renewable Energy faculty Learning Exchange between top U.S. community college faculty and faculty in Australia and New Zealand. A national nominating application process was conducted
., “Digital Signal Processing Chips, Boards and Systems: A Powerful New Environment to Provide Industrial/Research Experience for Undergraduate Students,” Proceedings of the “Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation and Integration” conference, Santa Barbara, January 1992. An expanded version of this paper is presented in the ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, pp. 37-41, June 1992, Toledo, Ohio.[7] Nahvi, M., Leung, T.S., “Learning Through Synthesis and Design: An Example in Digital Signal Processing Education,” Proceedings of TMS320 Educators Conference July 31- August 2, 1991, Texas Instruments, Houston, Texas.[8] Texas Instruments, “Digital Signal Processing Applications with the TMS320 Family,” 3 Volumes, 1992
mathematics, many engineering applications require an extensive understanding ofthe geometry (or visual understanding) of the abstract concept. One way of analyzing undergraduate students’conceptual mathematics knowledge can be through the analysis of matching between their concept image andconcept definition correspondences. The concept image and concept definition approach of Dreyfus & Vinner[9] is one of the techniques applied in mathematics education.The concept image and concept definition of functions in mathematical education research is used in severalstudies. Aspinwall et. al [2] investigated on students’ uncontrollable mental imagination as a part of graphicalconnections between a function and its derivative. A geometric approach is
develop new modules. The curriculum has stayed generally stable withdetailed descriptions in our previous works 29,30,31 , and new modules are introduced asneeded 31,32 .The introduction of computational modules has shown obvious positive effects on theundergraduate curriculum in our previous studies. Not long after the inception of thesecomputational curricula, A. Kononov et al. finds that students show increased interest andconfidence in computations, and higher perception of competency in computation after certainamount of computational training 29 . This is followed by the work of X. Zhang et al., which showsincreased familiarity with simulation tools and awareness of their importance in computationalmaterials science among students, and also
computing diversity research.Sutanu Bhattacharya ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Empowering Undergraduates with NLP: Integrative Methods for Deepening Understanding through Visualization and Case StudiesAbstractA thorough approach that successfully balances academic understanding and real-world experience is neededto teach undergraduate students Natural Language Processing (NLP). This research emphasizes the synthe-sis of theory and practical application to overcome the significant obstacles in teaching NLP. We suggestemploying interactive tools and technologies, such as Jupyter notebooks and well-known Python libraries(NLTK and SpaCy), to engage students and improve their learning
School of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her BS degree is in Physics and Chemistry Education. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and development and assessment of inquiry-based modules in materials science and engineering. She teaches physics, chemistry and mathematics in a local arts high school.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at ASU and is the Co-Editor of The Journal of Research in Science Teaching. She teaches courses in science curricula, teaching and learning, and assessment courses with an emphasis on constructivist
training in funda- mental physical chemistry and chirality, and scholarship of teaching and learning. Hernandez has the firm dedication to impart knowledge to others, develop their critical thinking, and understand how students from the new generation learn.Ms. Shadi Sheikhfaal, University of Central Florida Shadi Sheikhfaal received her B.Sc. degree in computer engineering from Azad University, Ardebil, Iran, in 2012 and her M.Sc. degree in computer engineering, computer systems architecture from Science and Research Branch of Azad University, Tehran, Iran, in 2014. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
the students. The new version of the course isdiscussion oriented and covers issues to help students make the transition to college. Thediscussions are led by the professor, but are mainly driven by student participation. Figure 1 shows a complete list of the topics that are covered in the first semester of thecolloquial seminar series. This is also the order in which the topics are covered. You can see Page 7.40.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationthat the topics range over a wide
BalticRegion Conference on Engineering Education, Goteborg, Sweden, 1999. Page 6.1049.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education3, Maj, S. P. Fetherston, T. Charlesworth, P. & Robbins, G. Computer & Network Infrastructure Design,Installation, Maintenance and Management - a proposed new competency based curriculum, in P. Strooper, ed.,The Proceedings of the Third Australasian Conference on Computer Science Education, The University ofQueensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1998.4. Maj, S. P. Robbins, G
Engineering and Technology at National University and leads the computer sci- ence program. He served as the chair of the department of Management and Information Systems (2002 – 2004.) and more recently as the chair of department of Computer Science and Information Systems at National University. Dr. Farahani’s research interests are in optimization theory and algorithm design. He is also interested in mathematics and computer science education focusing on innovative integration of technology to enhance teaching and learning in these areas.Dr. Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Engineering, and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. Currently I serve as a Chair for Department of
parts. Ashley earned her Ph.D. in Computational Science from Florida State University, her Master’s in STEM teaching, and Bachelor’s degrees in Chemical & Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences.Dr. Thomas Feldhausen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Dr. Thomas Feldhausen is a research staff member in the Manufacturing Science Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in addition to being a joint faculty member of the University of Texas at El Paso as a research assistant professor in the department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University, with a focus on curriculum development for mechanical engineering
the STEM Pipeline through Problem-Based Learning," in Proceedings of the 2011 IAJC-ASEE International Conference, 2011.[8] A. D. Welton and M. A. and Martinez, "Coloring the College Pathway: A More Culturally Responsive Approach to College Readiness and Access for Students of Color in Secondary Schools," Urban Review, vol. 46, pp. 197-223, 2014.[9] G. Ladson-Billings, The Dreamkeepers, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishing Co., 1994.[10] G. Gay, Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research , and Practice, New York: Teachers College Press, 2000.[11] B. Means, H. Wang, X. Wei, S. Lynch, V. Peters, V. Young and C. Allen, "Expanding STEM opportunities through inclusive STEM-focused high
projects.The International Humanitarian TripIn February 2023, a group of 17 engineering students at the University of Prince Edward Islandtook part in a 10-day international humanitarian trip with Global Brigades to partner with acommunity in Honduras to work towards meeting the community’s health and economic goals[3,4]. During the trip, students collaborated with a team of engineers, translators, and communityworkers in Honduras to address pressing challenges faced by the rural community, specificallytowards the United Nation Sustainable Development Goal 6, to “Ensure access to water andsanitation for all” [5]. The initiative involved the design of a new water system for 50households. The existing system consisted of a water tank and deteriorating
installations.The engineering research aspect of the project aims to compare and analyze the effects of stringinverters, DC optimizers, and micro-inverters on solar panel power generation under variousoperating conditions with the goal of optimizing both energy production and system economics.The opportunities, challenges, and expectations involved in building a collaborative workingpartnership between the technical college, university, and local industry are presented.The motivation for this project stems from the pervasive expansion of renewable energyresources and development of new and innovative technologies allowing for increasedefficiency, decreased development costs, improved reliability and overall system simplification.When installing solar panel
well suitedfor curriculum integration and enhancement, such as the project-based course outlined inthis paper. The podcasting theme provides an opportunity to teach a variety of conceptsin engineering and information technology in a context-based approach. The availabilityof low-cost software and hardware tools makes it practical for both students andinstructors to design, create, and distribute podcast media. In this way, the students canbe both consumers and producers/creators of podcast-based content. RSS feedaggregators and music management tools allow students and faculty to download,organize, manage, and subscribe to existing podcasts that have been developed internallyor are distributed through other colleges and organizations. The
improved.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grantnumber EEC-1024628.References1. M. Miller, S. Sorby and J. De Clerck, “E-Learning Modules for Improving Lifelong Learning Ability,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, June, 2015.2. J. Barsch, Barsch Learning Style Inventory, New York: Academic Therapy Publications, 1996.3. P. R. Pintrich, D. A. Smith, T. Garcia and W. J. McKeachie, Motivated strategies for learning questionnaire, Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan, NCRIPTAL, 1991.4. R. M. Felder and L. K. Silverman, "Learning and teaching styles in engineering education," Engr. Education, Vol. 78, No. 7, pp. 674-681, 1988
Engineering Education Session 2793While this approach appears intuitively obvious, using instructional applications for assessmentpurposes requires that the application meet validity criteria 25-31. Further, the stringency of thevalidity criteria varies depending on the stakes involved in the assessment results. Someexamples of how assessment results are used include diagnostics, course credit, certification, andselection. For the purposes of assessing students’ complex learning and problem solving, one ofthe most important validity criteria is that the task demand of participants the intended cognitiveprocesses. That is, if claims are made that instruction
I acquired my Doctoral Degree in Engineering Education. After serving as a postdoctoral associate within the MIT-SUTD Collaboration for three years, and 7 years as a research scientist, I am currently appointed as a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Open Learning Office. My research interests reside in the areas of Early Engineering, Engineering and Technology Curriculum Development and Teacher Training, Online Education, and International Educational Development. Specialties: Engineering and Technology Education, Instructional Design, STEM Curriculum Development, Digital/Online EducationMs. Kathleen D Kennedy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Senior Director, MIT Horizon; Executive Director, MIT
, she received UBC certificate on curriculum and pedagogy in higher education. Currently, she is a sectional editor for the open access journal Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching (CELT). Her professional affiliations include registered P.Eng. (Professional Engineer) with APEGBC (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia), member of CEEA (Canadian Engineering Education Association) and ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education).Dr. John M. Hopkinson, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Dr. Hopkinson is a Senior instructor in Physics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Effectiveness of Media Modules for
: Classroom-based practices. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 87- 101.10. Pascarella, E.T. & Terenzini, P.T. (1991). How College Affects Students: Finding and Insights from Twenty Years of Research. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA.11. Svinicki, M. & McKeachie, W.J. (2011). McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers. Wadsworth Cengage Learning: Belmont, CA.12. Vasan, N.S., DeFouw, D.O. & Compton, S. (2009). A survey of student perceptions of team-based learning in anatomy curriculum: Favorable views unrelated to grades. Anatomical Sciences Education, 2(4), 150-155.13. Myers, S.A., Smith, N.A., Eidsness, M.A., Bogdan, L.M., Zackery, B.A., Thompson, M.R., Schoo
underpinnings. Engineering courses that introduce a concept in one-dimension beforeaddressing either a two-dimensional or three-dimensional view do so to develop a foundation ofunderstanding. The challenge to the lecturer is to present the rationale for extending the theory,to illustrate the new complexities that result from the increased solution space, and to reinforcethe prior content. This latter point is best handled when covering the first basic topic byidentifying its limitations and preparing the students for the next step. This approach cancontinue with each of the advanced but repetitive topics. Reminding students of the developmentwill help them distinguish between the similarities and differences.Design courses present different challenges
laboratory equipment and demonstrations; and software development to support self-study. Peter has been at Imperial College since 2018, before which he worked in the Oil and Gas industry as a Research Scientist and as a Field Engineer at Schlumberger. Prior to that he was Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University. Peter has a Ph.D. in Fluid Dynamics from University College, London (UCL); a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCL and Columbia University, New York; and a Master’s Degree in Education from Imperial College London.Christian Klettner, University College London ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Desktop flow visualisation experiments
analytical and experimental methods incorporate concepts experimental procedures and practical applications are beingmechanical engineering students learn in several core courses. introduced into the Mechanical Engineering Department’sHomework assignments and laboratory experiments exploring a Feedback Control Systems Course. Since 2008, the class hasphysical system serve to engage students and help them make incorporated a significant laboratory portion [2]. In these labs,connections between course material spanning the mechanical students become familiar with and perform experiments onengineering curriculum
A&M University. His research interests include integration of supply chain management with new product development decisions, distributor service portfolio optimization, pricing optimization, supply chain risk analysis, lean and six sigma, and large scale optimization. He has authored 30 refereed articles in leading supply chain and operations management journals, and 35 peer reviewed conference proceedings articles in these areas. He has B.S. in ME, and both M.S. and Ph.D. in IE. He is a member of ASEE, INFORMS, and a senior member of IIE.Dr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution
University incollaboration with Bay de Noc Community College. [1] This software was developedspecifically for incorporation into an academic curriculum to give institutions an opportunity tooffer training in situations where robots cannot be afforded, or to augment training in limitedaccess scenarios.This paper will explore the implementation of the “RobotRun” software into an existing roboticscourse as a “Virtual Lab” component. This “Virtual Lab” is then run in parallel with lecture, anda hands-on lab, reinforcing weekly concepts. The course “Programming Industrial Robots” isoffered as an elective, and as course two of a four course robotics concentration for the ElectricalEngineering Technology (EET), and Mechatronics Engineering Technology (MCET
. Through iSTEM Dr. Dagley works to promote and enhance collaborative efforts on STEM education and research by bringing together colleges, centers, and institutes on campus, as well as other stakeholders with similar interest in STEM initiatives. Her research interests lie in the areas of student access to education, sense of community, retention, first-year experience, living-learning commu- nities, and persistence to graduation for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.Dr. Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida Cynthia Young is the Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and International Affairs and Global Strategies and a Pegasus Professor of Mathematics at UCF. She is
Session 1534 Effectiveness of Problem-solving and Teamwork Skills for Cultivating Technological Creativity within a Team-based Design Course Jiunn-Chi Wu, Pei-Fen Chang National Central University Taiwan, ROCAbstract Recently many studies in the United States that have presented functional groups,decision-making, and teaming skills as important pedagogical tools for engineering faculty tointegrate into their curriculum. However, the examination-oriented education in Taiwan hastended to turn assessment into a tool that increases competition instead of cooperation. In thissituation, schools and teachers pay
capsule for landing (e.g., an RCS, orspinning), should this approach be used. Figure 5: Accelerometer Data from Drop Test (ADCS Performance ComparisonSLS Systems and Mission DesignAME 4593 (Space System and Mission Design, every Spring Semester) needs toprovide students a much needed big picture perspective that can be used by man-agers, engineers, and students to integrate the myriad of elements associated withhuman/robotic space flight. After this course, students should be able to acquireenough knowledge and skills to understand and design a conceptual space mission.The SLS mission, as an integrated project [3], covers a variety of aerospace top-ics in materials, propulsion, robotics, space environment, structure, astrodynamics,sensors, and
administrative positions in the community and technical college system.Cheryl A. Welsch, Eastern Iowa Community College Cheryl Welsch is Lead Developer for Information Technology, Virtual Reality and Business Programs in the Eastern Iowa Community College District. She oversees curriculum design, staff recruitment and de- velopment, and external relations. Ms. Welsch earned her M.B.A. from Western Governors University in Information Technology Management and her B.A. from the State University of New York - Cobleskill in Business with a concentration in Information Systems. She has earned the designation Certified Informa- tion Security Manager (CISM) and is a member of ISACA, formerly known as the Information Systems