experience gained from the NRT capstone, which may be beneficialin the implementation of an interdisciplinary capstone course at the graduate level in other four-year institutions. The paper presents the NRT Capstone course structure, the capstone learningexperience, products, assessment, and lessons learned.The author team is an interdisciplinary team and includes faculty, administration, and staff fromthe Colleges of Engineering, Agriculture, and Arts and Sciences. The author team includes fivepeople who identified as women. Two of these women are engineers, one is an educator, and twoare social scientists. The author team also includes five people who identified as men. Three ofthese men are engineers, and two of these men are social scientists
faced tobecoming full-participants?The coding of the students' evaluations was carried out with the Taguette software using acombination of prior codes existing in the literature and an in vivo coding scheme devised by theauthor. For the selection of the a priori codes used, the studies/findings by capacities frameworkdevelopment Jackson (2020) and abilities by Ramadi et al (2016), both studies constructed basedon the evaluation of supervisors in WIL. The evaluations of the alumni and students whoparticipated in WIL (Ponikwer and Patel, 2021) and assessment of engineering students in a WILexperience off-campus (Carbone et al., 2020). An iterative process was used to code the transcriptsusing the constant comparative method (Glaser, 1964). We
, Duoduo Liao1, Larisa Olesova2, Mihai Boicu1, Harry Foxwell1 1 George Mason University, 2University of FloridaAbstractGraduate Engineering students must apply concepts and methods of research when they enter theengineering workforce. This study developed research learning modules to guide students inapplied research. The modules were implemented in the Master of Science program and exploredengineering students' perceived cognitive presence as they completed them. Additionally, itexamined whether students perceived that the modules helped them apply research concepts andmethods at the end of the course. A post-course self-assessment survey about perceived
is life cycle assessment(LCA). LCA is a quantitative tool for assessing the environmental burdens of a process or aproduct. It is the foundation for important tools like greenhouse gas inventories (also known ascarbon footprint analysis). It can also be used by engineers to inform design and process decisions.For this effort, an online module was developed and offered via Zoom to students at UVA and atHU. The module involved interactive activities as well as lectures for the students to gain hands-on experience with the material.Carbon Tax Financial Operational ModelAlmost all of the HU students had learned how to build a Financial Operational Model (FOM) intheir Engineering Economy class, where engineering design calculations are coupled
are likely to believe that the language of engineering educationis global and universal, and therefore, mutually communicable. Unfortunately, systems ofengineering education vary considerably, and are often quite difficult to understand. Theyhave their own language, which is culture driven. For example, the systems of assessment inthe UK and US are very different and easily misinterpreted. Anyone moving between the twosystems has to make considerable adjustments to their understandings. In making theseadjustments they come face to face with the fact that they have to think in terms of differentcultures and their associated systems [2].This is particularly difficult for persons engaged in research in engineering education becausethey have an
minutes to add a video and captions to YouTube, then place the link on the departmental video website. No routine maintenance is required. • Scalable: The departmental YouTube channel and website are managed by faculty in those departments, so the workload of growing this university-wide resource is dispersed among many faculty. Additionally, it is easy to add new departments to the supersite and provide them with a template for their subsites.3. Assessment of the FLCThe assessment was performed by faculty and undergraduate research assistants from the CalPoly Pomona Sociology and Psychology Departments. An evaluation of the FLC was conductedto explore its efficacy and determine how it could be improved in future iterations
, (b) student interactions supporting one another in their learning, (c)individual accountability in assessing the performance of each student, (d) application of socialskills for communicating and managing conflict, and (e) group processing by students reflectingon their functioning as a team [11]. In our previous work, we have identified a pedagogical way tointroduce scrum guided by cooperative learning [9], [13], [14]. Table 1 summarizes the details ofhow we accomplish such alignment.Table 1. Alignment between principles of cooperative learning and the scrum framework (adaptedfrom Magana et al., [14]). Principle Definition Course Implementation Positive The group has a clear The project
personal bias in STEM, online and in-person, in addition to faculty training on power and privilege. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion in STEM, intersectionality, teamwork and communication skills, assessment, and identity construction. Her teaching philosophy focuses on student centered approaches such as problem-based learning and culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Cross’ complimentary professional activities promote inclusive excellence through collaboration. She is an NSF CAREER awardee, delivered multiple distinguished lectures, and has received a national mentoring award. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by
. Lowrie, and T. Logan, “Measurement of spatial ability: Construction and validation of the spatial reasoning instrument for middle school students,” J. Psychoeduc. Assess., vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 709–727, Oct. 2017, doi: 10.1177/0734282916659207.[4] J. Buckley, N. Seery, and D. Canty, “Investigating the use of spatial reasoning strategies in geometric problem solving,” Int. J. Technol. Des. Educ., vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 341–362, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.1007/s10798-018-9446-3.[5] C. Julià and J. Ò. Antolì, “Enhancing spatial ability and mechanical reasoning through a STEM course,” Int. J. Technol. Des. Educ., vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 957–983, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1007/s10798-017-9428-x.[6] D. H. Uttal et al., “The malleability of spatial skills: A
covered baseband digitalcommunication systems while the sixth laboratory exercise covered digital carriercommunications including BPSK and QPSK. The digital communication laboratory exercisesincluded channel effects, the use of equalizers, eye and constellation diagrams, and bit errorrates. Additional laboratory exercises could easily be added in the Simulink environment.Surveys were carried out at the end of course to assess the students’ perspective on their learningexperience from the laboratory exercises. An important finding was that 93% felt that the onlineformat for the laboratory exercises was an effective way to run the lab, with 97% feeling theyhad a reasonable understanding of the concepts covered in the laboratory. Of those surveyed
more informative assessment methods.Most research on VR in education has focused on user feedback, and the vast majority has focused on thepositive aspects that VR education brings. It can be very beneficial to include the drawbacks of VRinstruction within data collection and laboratory reviews. A cost-benefit analysis regarding the creationtime and the time spent training people to use VR applications may help understand its deeper effects oneducation. Mathematical formulations cannot yet be given or displayed using these methods; therefore, ahybrid learning experience of traditional classroom instruction and VR laboratories must be used [27] Figure 3. Virtual laboratory stagesConsidering the existing
kickoff meeting wasfollowed by project milestones that consisted of submitting a problem statement, preliminarydesign report, and final design report. The final report had to meet course requirements and themarking criteria that EWB required for the competition. EWB marking criteria required finalreports to demonstrate knowledge about the social, environmental, and economic status of thetwo communities as well as a methodical assessment of the proposed solution, consideration fordesign implementation with constraints, and reflection. The course required that each final reportinclude a title page, table of contents, executive summary, background and highlighted problemarea, overview of design options, constraints, best option, cost estimates, and
this sequence to help prepare students to obtain practicalskills in electrical and computer engineering project implementation and testing performance. Figure 2: Representation of eight “design lenses” used to frame design activities across the curriculum. The course described focuses on implementation, performance, and communication.A group of three faculty and the department lab manager met over one summer to redesign thecourse. Discussions were informed by the overall vision of the design thread to lead studentsfrom understanding the role of design in ECE in the first year to independently undertaking aproject for a client as part of a large team in their final year. In-depth assessment of designabilities in the capstone course showed that
Paper ID #36955The Role of Libraries in Collaborative OER DevelopmentLeah M Wiitablake Leah M. Wiitablake is a current doctoral student in the Engineering and Science Education department at Clemson University. Her dissertation research focuses on undergraduate student interest and perceptions, in particular, the perceptions of and interest in the geosciences from students from traditionally minoritized groups. As a graduate research assistant, Leah has worked on designing and assessing virtual reality field experiences for introductory geology courses and is currently involved with educational research focused
Paper ID #40193Context Matters: Continued Study of Results of Common Concept Questionsat Several Diverse InstitutionsDr. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM).Prof. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl serves as professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College in northwest Washington state. His teaching and research interests include developing, implementing and assessing active learning instructional
, Ohio in 1977 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1981. Indira is Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, NV.Dr. Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno Ann-Marie Vollstedt is a teaching assistant professor for the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Dr. Vollstedt completed her dissertation at UNR, which focused on exploring the use of statistical process control methods to assess course changes in order to increase student learning in engineering. Dr. Vollstedt teaches courses in engineering design as well as statics and runs the Engi- neering
ultimately go out of business. However, that isnot the case in engineering education. Innovation is harder to evaluate in academia. In industry,businesses often quantify the amount of revenue generated from new products and serviceswhich can be directly measured. Teaching students to have an entrepreneurial mindset is muchmore challenging to assess. The longer-term measure is the productivity of a program’sgraduates as practicing engineers. Besides measuring innovation, it is difficult to incorporate intothe curriculum, other than in capstone projects. However, it is too late in the curriculum to saveinnovation for the final year of a program. It needs to be taught regularly throughout theprogram, although not necessarily in every course.An aspect
education primarily focuses on teachinglow-level skill sets, whereas Industry 4.0 engineering would require the ability to combinedomains such as requirements-CAD and CAD-CAM. Engineering design changes are oftenderived from requirements documents and propagated to CAD and CAM systems. However,it is also important to emphasize the importance of back propagation of information in designeducation. As an example, engineers must assess the compatibility of new design parts withexisting design requirements efficiently in order to streamline the future design process and usedesign reuse strategies. The complexity of the data sources makes cross-domain analysis difficultas changes are often observed within each domain. In the initial conceptual design
major role. Yet IABs are often an “untapped resource” for theiracademic institution. Many different tools and surveys exist to assess and evaluate theeffectiveness of an IAB [1], [13]. These tools serve to address the common weaknesses of IABs;common weaknesses include vague roles and responsibilities of board members [14], meetingorganization concerning how often IABs meet, the dedication of board members [1], and the lackof short-term plans to achieve long-term goals [15].Strategic DoingTo address the issues that are commonly faced by traditional approaches used with IABs, aconsortium of five universities plans to use Strategic Doing (SD) workshops with IAB membersto promote collaborations and accomplish their objectives. The objective is to
UDC in May 2012 after receiving her Ph.D. in Computer Science from The URui Kang, Georgia College & State University Rui Kang is Professor of Secondary Education (6-12) of Georgia College & State University (GCSU). She teaches graduate courses in numerous areas, including math pedagogy, assessment, educational research, and learner development. She holds two Ph.D. degrees, in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University (2007) and in Mathematics Education from the University of Georgia (2022). Her scholarship focuses on mathematics teaching and learning, STEM education, and teacher preparation and professional development. Her 20+ publications include articles that appear in journals such as
Computer Science, UIUC, 1994-Present. Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Comp. Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1994. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Elect. and Comp. Engineering, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1988-1994.Dr. Tuviah ”Ed” E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins UniversityYao WangMs. Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jacqueline (Jacki) Rohde is the Assessment Coordinator in the School of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests are in sociocultural norms in engineering and the professional development of engineering students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
. Participants were then recruited, given consentinformation, and scheduled to participate.During the scheduled interview times, in an initial briefing, the participants were asked torecord verbal consent, given information about the study including instructions on how tothink aloud and respond, and given an opportunity to ask clarifying questions about the CImethod. Then participants were shown the survey and responded aloud to how they wouldanswer survey items. The interviewer(s) asked concurrent probing questions as participantsanswered these questions aloud, and at the end of each section of related items, theinterviewers asked broader retrospective questions. These questions included assessing theoverall clarity and design of the study, the
citation statements (DVS) will be created by students at the time they are ready topublish and present their work. DVS are acknowledgements appended to a publicationacknowledging the authors’ own biases and outlining how equitable the citations are. Accordingto Zurn, Bassett and Rust, diversity statements include “(i) the importance of citation diversity,(ii) the percentage breakdown (or other diversity indicators) of citations in the paper, (iii) themethod by which percentages were assessed and its limitations, and (iv) a commitment toimproving equitable practices in science [40].” DVS are becoming more common in somepublished work, and some journals are adopting guidance and even requirements for inclusion intheir published material [21], [41
earlier programfor faculty adopting POGIL in introductory CS [32].2.3. POGIL Activity ClearinghouseThe POGIL Activity Clearinghouse (PAC) (http://pac.pogil.org) is a recent effort by The POGILProject to provide a structure and process for POGIL authors to submit activities in four differentphases (concept, activity review, classroom testing, and formal approval by The POGIL Project).Authors who submit an activity for review receive feedback based on two rubrics [33]. TheLearning Cycle Rubric evaluated the quality of an activity's content learning objectives, learningcycle structure, clarity, flow, and inclusiveness, while the Process Rubric assessed the processskills goals, process skills development, cooperative structure, and self
] K. Levecque, F. Anseel, A. De Beuckelaer, J. Van der Heyden, and L. Gisle, “Work organization and mental health problems in PhD students,” Research Policy, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 868-879, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2017.02.008.[11] D. Jairam, and A. Cribbs, “The graduate writing self-efficacy scale: Validating a new component specific assessment,” in American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug 8-11, 2019.[12] E. O. McGee, D. M. Griffith, and S. L. Houston, “‘I know I have to work twice as hard and hope that makes me good enough’: Exploring the stress and strain of black doctoral students in engineering and computing,” Teachers College Record, vol. 121, no. 4, pp
success in pair programming? We analyze keyfactors—gender, prior programming experience, confidence in programming, as well aspreferences toward deadlines, communication, and leadership. We then provide several bestpractice suggestions toward the optimization of pair programming.2. Related Work/BackgroundResearchers have generally assessed pair programming to be positive for both in person [11, 20,25, 27] and remote [1, 3, 5] modalities. In one meta-analysis of 18 studies, positive effects foundincluded decreased time spent on low-complexity programming projects and increased quality ofcode for high-complexity programming projects [15]. However, there is reason to be cautious inthinking of out-of-the-box pair programming as a panacea for
. Intecells, Inc. needed technical talent to support Li-ioncell processing, assembly and testing, and also needed engineering level skilled workers familiarwith their electrode processes to join their operations. During this collaboration Intecells, Inc.provided equipment and production hardware to both assemble, and to conduct electrical chargeand discharge cycle performance testing of Li-ion coin-cells (CR2032). Collaboration with LTUalso included assessing electrode powders and deposited electrodes on substrate using the LTUscanning electron microscope, coupled with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analysis tocharacterize electrode chemistries, blends and particle sizes. By early 2022 a cell assembly lab on the LTU campus was prepared
programs result in increased self-reported STEM interest, engagement, motivation,persistence, and identity [8,11,33]. The results are significant as studies of college courseenrollments, major selections, and long-term degree and career obtainments have repeatedlyshown the importance of positive STEM attitudes as key success factors [20,22,24,27,28].Additionally, supporting the growth of STEM attitudes can create new pathways to STEMcareers for underrepresented populations, including girls, low-income youth, and youth of color[25]. Furthermore, STEM interest and engagement are closely linked to STEM identity [10],which itself is strongly linked to the depth of learning in STEM [3,29]. While assessing theimpact of technology-rich maker programs in
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Virginia Tech in Engineering Education and Future Professoriate and from USFQ in Structures for Construction Professionals. MiguelAndres’s research includes Architectural and Civil Engineering Project Management, Sustainable and Resilient Urban Infrastructure, and the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but the social awareness and agency to address global humanitarian, environmental, and social justice challenges. For him, social justice is a concept that should always be involved in discussions on infrastructure. Related to STEM education, Miguel Andres develops disruptive pedagogies for STEM courses as a tool for innovation, and assessing engineering students’ agency to