Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A first-generation college student, Dr. Else-Quest earned her Ph.D. in developmental psychology at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to understand psychological gender differences, how they develop and shape participation in STEM, and how we can intervene to expand women’s and girl’s participation in STEM. She has written extensively on implementing intersectionality within social sciences research and adapting quantitative as well as qualitative methods to do so. Else-Quest is currently PI on two grants from the National Science
the tracking system itself and AC power to emergency loads. 9 8 Hours per customer 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Year Figure 1. Average duration of total annual electric power interruptions in the US [1].Before delving into the technical part of this project, a literature review is presented about theprevious solar generation systems. In [3], a sun-tracking system was developed and constructedusing standard
generated from the movement of your hand.Like a squeeze flashlight, the depression of a handle will power a motor and create an electricalcurrent. As the current flows through the heating plates woven into the glove's fabric, the plate willrelease heat to the glove. By using the power of your hands, you will stay comfortable and warmwhile enjoying outdoor winter activities. The paper also describes the prototype, data, and futureapplications of the system. What's more, this work teaches students to master various skills, suchas research, collaboration, design, construction, and technical writing.IntroductionIt is more challenging to maneuver and perform your daily chores and activities during thewintertime. Working in a cold environment can involve
-year students in EP. He also enjoys wilderness backpacking beyond the reach of cell phones. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Specifications Grading in General Physics and Engineering Physics CoursesAbstractSpecifications grading (“specs grading,” or “standards-based grading”) bases course assessmenton students’ meeting various course objectives, each at or above a minimum level of proficiency.While there can be a wide range of variability among courses that pursue “specs grading,” almostall share the following features: (1) all assessments are graded pass/fail; (2) students are givenmultiple
2019 semester to3.774 in the Spring 2020 semester.Data were collected by survey pre- and post-semester to measure improvements inIntrapreneurial Competencies. The “Intrapreneurial Competencies Measurement Scale” (ICMS)by Vargas-Halabi et al. [12] was used to measure and evaluate the development ofintrapreneurial competencies, which include: (1) Opportunity promoter, (2) Proactivity, (3)Flexibility, (4) Drive, and (5) Risk-taking. Each of the categories of the ICMS is divided into 3-9sub-categories to assess skill and mindset in the five general categories. In answering thequestions on the ICMS test, students evaluated their proficiency in each of the areas. Growth wasevident for almost all the categories and sub-categories across each of the
Acting 2. Information Retrieval and 7. Robotics Extraction 8. Robotics Hardware 3. Natural Language for 9. Robotics Perception Communication 10. Robotics Moving 4. Speech Recognition 11. Robotics Applications 5. Perception 4. Ethics & Risks 1. Ethics of AI (in general) 9. Ethics of AI and Data Privacy 2. Ethics of Developing AI 10
and modeling (http://www.engr.iupui.edu/˜jz29/) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integration of 3D printed Drone Project in General Engineering CurriculumAbstractWe recently developed a new project-based 3D printing module in general engineeringcurriculum. Specifically, students are required to make a drone using 3D printed components.The revised engineering course with the new module has received extensive interests andpositive feedback from students. They learned how to apply the fundamentals, applications, andimplications of 3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) in a real-world project.1. Introduction With technology getting better every year, it is imperative that students
an assumption of no available timeafter hours to continue projects independently because students will be immersed in the socialaspects of the program. Contrast this with a typical college course structure of 40-hours per weekof contact time and around 100-hours of independent working time for homework and projects,and very quickly it becomes apparent that different kinds of curriculum design are needed for thesummer activities. Figure 1 illustrates a typical outline or schedule followed during a two-week session. Outof the 90-hours available between 9:00 and 6:00 Monday-Friday, approximately 79-hours werein contact with faculty, and half of that time (34.5 hours) was spent with hands-on designprojects. Lecture time was kept to a
+ Engineering, AI, or Artificial Intelligence + Engineering,Chat GPT + engineering + education, and Undergraduate artificial intelligence. (II) Screening theabstracts and full text of the articles to eliminate papers beyond the research topic's scope.Exclusion criteria such as EC 1: Articles written before 2013, EC 2: Articles not written in English,EC3: Articles not pertaining to engineering, EC 4: Articles not pertaining to generative AIexcluding Chat GPT (Deep learning, text generation, vast data input), were used. EC 5: Articlesnot pertaining to undergraduate engineering EC 6: Articles not pertaining to higher education EC7:Articles not pertaining to traditional Artificial intelligence / machine learning EC 8: Article is awork in progress. EC 9
Engineering Education, 2024 Generative Learning in Two Community-Based Experiential Undergraduate Courses This research to practice paper analyzes the innovative teaching elements of twocommunity-based experiential undergraduate courses. Experiential learning on its own shifts aclass from a more traditional format to “an approach that is semi-structured and requires studentsto cooperate and learn from one another through direct experiences tied to real world problems”[1, p. 4]. When engaging with the community through experiential learning, additionalperspectives are integrated into learning with the intent that all parties will benefit. This can beachieved through multiple course designs, two of
Professor in the Department of Engineering & Science Education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. His work focuses on how technology supports knowledge building and transfer in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 (WIP) Compiling Resilience: A Study on First-Generation Women Pursuing Computing DegreesIntroductionUnder-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) iswell-researched from a range of perspectives yet persists as an issue [1]. Among the women whohave chosen to pursue a STEM degree, many are first-generation college students and
theoretical background and technical details aboutthe assigned homework problems, knowledge beyond the original context of the problems, andalternative approaches to solve the problems. In this study, we investigated the effect of thesupervised homework sessions on students’ homework and exam scores. We found that thesupervised homework sessions had the most influence on the homework scores of the studentswith low native ability. Also, as the byproduct of the study, we investigated the effect of theScholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)-Math scores on students’ academic performance. We found thatthe SAT-Math score was not correlated with the exam score. In order for us to rigorously studythe effect of student attributes (independent variables) on the
and understand basic manufacturing topics in the classroom.1 For this reason, it is essential for ME undergraduates to understand how parts and components are manufactured, with the goal of developing better engineers and designers. With the incorporation of several open-‐ended design challenges and hands-‐on projects throughout Field Session, specifically related to manufacturing topics, students begin to learn the following concepts early on in the undergraduate curriculum: 1) proper dimensioning and tolerancing, 2) manufacturing tolerances, 3) material selection 4) automated manufacturing techniques, 5) manual manufacturing techniques, 6) CAD-‐CAM
. Page 23.940.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 On Adopting an Inquiry Stance: A Case Study of Three Teachers as They Integrated InterLACE Technology to Encourage Student Sharing and ReasoningAbstractTo produce a more technically and scientifically literate population, we need to place studentideas at the forefront of science and engineering classroom activity so that those ideas can beexposed and refined and the students feel they have a stake in building that knowledge base.Accordingly the Interactive Learning and Collaboration Environment (InterLACE) Project hascreated a technological tool that allows students to post their thoughts via a Web-based platformto a
question and answer sessions facilitated through a chat tool c. Discussion Board, consisting of a thread for each Practice problemIn general, students were encouraged to utilize the resources that they found most useful to themas individual learners. Students could choose to participate in the Classroom Activities eachclass meeting. With this approach, they would be exposed to all fundamental course topics Page 23.1104.3through Lessons and Problem Solving guided by the Instructor in the classroom. Alternately,students could choose to access the Online Resources to review material independently.Students were not forced to choose an
Maps and How to Construct and Use Them,” Technical Report Cmap Tools 2006-01 Rev 01-2008, 2008.[9] J. Blankenship and D. Dansereau, “The Effect of Animated Node-Link Displays on Information Recall,” The J. of Expt. Educ., vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 293–308, 2000.[10] J. Sweller, “Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning,” Cognitive Science, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 257–285, Apr. 1988.[11] F. Paas, A. Renkl, and J. Sweller, “Cognitive Load Theory: Instructional Implications of the Interaction Between Information Structures and Cognitive Architecture,” Instructional Science, vol. 32, no. 1/2, pp. 1–8, Jan. 2004.[12] J. Moore, R. S. Pierce, and C. B. Williams, “Towards an ‘Adaptive Concept Map’: Creating an Expert
your group’s discourse. One way to do this is to bring in new ideas, theories, authoritative sources, etc. But don’t forget that asking good questions, critiquing ideas, monitoring your group’s progress, putting ideas together to rise above the general discourse, etc. are equally important ways to contribute. Overall the key here is that you are helping your group improve its collective understanding, theories and designs—not just exchanging opinions. (40 %) Write a two to five page essay explaining in-depth your understanding of one specific problem/idea that emerged from your group discourse. Below are a few steps to consider: 1. Reflect on how the knowledge related to this problem has advanced: • What were your
positively correlated with academic success [1-3]. A previousstudy by Mamaril (2016) found significant positive correlations between general engineeringself-efficacy and academic success [4]. With an often-cited need for biomedical engineers toengage more closely with the medical field, this study seeks to create an instrument to determinehow self-efficacy in biomedical engineering is related to a subject’s abilities to identify and solveprovocative questions relevant in a clinical environment and ability to write grant proposalsrelated to those questions.To create the instrument, 35 broad survey questions related to self-efficacy were generated,separated into 4 broad categories: General Self-Efficacy (GEN) a unidimensional scale takenfrom Mamaril’s
,making education more accessible, efficient, and effective for students, like the introduction ofthe calculator. However, there are concerns that generative AI tools can also be misused and leadto unethical behavior. For example, students could use these tools to plagiarize essays, cheat onassignments and exams, and thereby devalue the learning experience for themselves and others.A mixed-method survey was developed to answer the following research questions:1. How many first-year ME students use generative artificial intelligence tools?2. How do first-year mechanical engineering students utilize generative artificial intelligencetools?3. What are the perceptions of first-year mechanical engineering students about the utilization ofgenerative
Paper ID #26387Resources and Partnerships for Community College Engineering and Tech-nology ProgramsProf. Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology/Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing Dr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch is the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, an National Science Foundation Center of Excellence. She is the State Director for the College of Technology, a seamless pathway in technology and engineering from all 12 public community colleges to 8 public and private universities. Dr. Wosczyna-Birch has expertise with both the recruitment
electronic equipment, energy efficient buildings, and other industrial applications. Page 26.21.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Compact Device for Inductive Instruction in General PhysicsResearch from the past three decades has found that an interactive engagement approach to teaching the scienceswhich involves physical interaction with systems helps students build effective mental models. Our team ofengineering students has developed a novel tabletop teaching device called the Touchstone Model 1 (TM1) designedto help incoming students solidify and retain knowledge of first
Library Science (D.L.S.) Doctor of the Science of Law (L.Sc.D.)Doctor of Music (D.M.) Doctor of Theology (Th.D.)Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) Table 1. Generally Identifiable Research DoctoratesProfessional Doctorates are typically categorized as depicted below in table 2: Professional DoctoratesD.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) D.P.M. (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine)D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery) D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine)J.D. (Juris Doctor or Doctor of Law) D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)M.D. (Medicine Doctor or Doctor of Medicine) (US) Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology
, the team members shared their engineering knowledge, along with theircollege experiences, in the mentoring of at-risk girls.Capstone Execution The major design and project management experience for the Civil Engineering Program(Program) at Lawrence Technological University is a fall/spring sequence of two, two-creditcourses, CE Design Project 1 (Project 1) and CE Design Project 2 (Project 2). In execution, thesequence is somewhat akin to an independent study course. Students are responsible for formingfive-person teams, identifying a project, and generating conceptual designs and project Page 26.38.2management plans. Each team member is
Paper ID #36433Will They Come? – Understanding the StudentDemographics of a First of its Kind Doctor of TechnologyOnline Program in a Tier-1 UniversityMitchell L Springer (Executive Director) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Will They Come? – Understanding the Student Demographics of a First of its Kind Doctor of Technology Online Program in a Tier-1 UniversityAbstractAt this writing, there are approximately 332 million people in the United States. Of this,approximately 36% of the U.S. population has a bachelor’s degree; this is
Paper ID #41098Race to R1: An Analysis of Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs)Potential to Reach Research 1 Carnegie Classification® (R1) StatusDr. Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University Dr. Trina Fletcher is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International University and the founder of m3i Journey, a start-up focused on research-based, personalized, holistic, innovative, relevant, and engaging (PHIRE) financial literacy education. She serves as the Director of the READi Lab (readilab.com) where her research portfolio consists of equity, access, and inclusion
parents. In fact, 53 percent of 18-to-24 year olds are livingwith their parents, and 85 percent of college seniors plan on moving back home after graduation(Gang, p. 1).”In March, 2012, PEW Research Center reported more generally “…This generation of youngadults has sometimes been labeled the “boomerang generation” for its proclivity to move out ofthe family home for a time and then boomerang right back. The Great Recession seems to haveaccelerated this tendency. The Pew Research survey found that among all adults ages 18 to 34,24% moved back in with their parents in recent years after living on their own because ofeconomic conditions.” Tracking the number of young people in a given household is more easilymeasured than relying on voluntary data
degree, the 4-year ET B.S.degree, and post-graduate degrees as well as a statewide recognized path to the ProfessionalEngineers license in Engineering Technology.The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program (NSF-ATE)supports this effort. NSF-ATE assets provided to FLATE and five partner colleges are directedto the formation of a statewide advisory board for the 20 colleges that offer ET degrees as well assupporting six overarching Florida ET education system target goals:(1) Adjust Florida Department of Education Standards and Benchmarks to include criteria that address Florida manufacturer-identified Industry 4.0 skills gap in its technical workforce.(2) Create a statewide streamlined seamless articulation
Session 2793 A New Course in Multimedia Systems for Non-technical Majors Wayne Burleson, Stephen Kelley, Santhosh Thampuran Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts, AmherstAbstractThis paper describes a project which has developed, piloted, evaluated, and is currentlydisseminating, a novel course in Multimedia Systems for non-majors. The course forms part ofthe new Information Technology minor program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.The primary objective of the course is to expose students from non-technical majors to
guest speakers from academia andindustry, individual homework assignments where students reflected on what they learned fromthe speakers, and a group project to design a sustainable human habitat on the planet Mars. InFall 2023, a new instructional team (1 lead professor, 2 undergraduate and 1 graduate courseassistants, and 1 education specialist) was mentored by an instructional team in the Chemical andBiological Engineering Department to redesign the course. The course redesign features twogroup socio-technical design challenges and weekly individual homework for students toresearch disciplinary sub-specialties and career opportunities. During the first month ofinstruction, students are oriented to campus, the major, resources within the
Results using PowerPoint, Camtasia and YouTube Videos to Create an‘Introduction to Engineering (EE110)’ CourseIn 2015, the Colorado Technical University started an initiative to deliver engineering coursesonline. Senior leadership wanted to expand its undergraduate and graduate engineeringprograms. The engineering faculty decided to develop a freshman-level course entitled,Introduction to Engineering (EE110) using a flipped classroom approach1-3.EE110 provides the beginning engineer with fundamental knowledge and skills associated withthe electrical or computer engineering professions. Table 1 illustrates the lab assignments that thestudents must complete during class. It will introduce common electronic components, basiccircuit configurations