the classroom, additional student interviews revealed that informalacademic communities, especially lab groups, study groups, and faculty-led groups, are valuableto most students, but not all. Further, participation in non-academic communities (e.g.,extracurricular activities) provides opportunities for many students to meet belonging and safetyneeds (anxiety and stress reduction) which in turn, support better student academic engagement.This paper explores these findings in more detail and includes practical interventions (actions)that faculty can readily implement with the goal of increasing student academic engagement.Introduction and BackgroundWhen examining one’s own approach to engineering education, it makes sense to consider
Emeritus ofChemical Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is co-author of Elementary Principles of ChemicalProcesses (Wiley, 2000), author or co-author of over 200 papers on engineering education and chemical processengineering, a Fellow Member of the ASEE, and co-director of the ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute.REBECCA BRENT, Ed.D., is President of Education Designs, Inc., with interests that include faculty developmentin the sciences and engineering, support programs for new faculty members, preparation of alternative licensureteachers, and applications of technology in the K-12 classroom. She was formerly a professor of education at EastCarolina University. She is co-director of the ASEE National Effective Teaching
Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessing Current Programs Against the New BOKAbstractThrough the formal development of Policy 465, the American Society of Civil Engineers hasdefined the Body of Knowledge (BOK) that describes the knowledge, skills and attitudesnecessary to become a licensed professional engineer.1, 2 The BOK is presented in the form of 15outcomes that prescribe the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge required for a practicingcivil engineer. The levels of competence for these outcomes are defined as recognition,understanding, and ability. The attainment of the BOK is expected to occur through a broadundergraduate education, specialized education at the masters level, and practical experienceduring the
AC 2010-1805: OUTSOURCING IN NEXT GENERATION TECHNICALSOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONJames Long, Oregon Institute of Technology James Long is an Associate Professor in the Software Engineering Technology program at Oregon Institute of Technology. James has been teaching at OIT for 10 years. Before coming to OIT, James worked in industry for 15 years as a Software Engineer. James has extensive industry experience in Large Scale Software Systems, Telecommunications, Medical Systems, and Real Time Data Acquisition and Dissemination. Page 15.934.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010
, and S. Raghavan, “Us-germany collaboration in materials for extreme environments: Developing an international research pathway towards creating global engineers for the future.”[11] A. Parkinson, “Engineering study abroad programs: formats, challenges, best practices,” Online Journal for Global Engineering Education, vol. 2, no. 2, p. 2, 2007.[12] S. Burkett, T. Dye, and P. Johnson, “Tracking student participants from a reu site with nae grand challenges as the common theme,” American Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 125, 2015.[13] B. Swan and T. T. Tazi, Y., “Ires track 1: Advancing materials and combustion technologies for next generation propulsion and power generation systems at the german aerospace
programs through theanalysis of undergraduate curriculum offerings. The focus of this research is to identify trends inthe supply chain, technology, engineering technology, science, management, and other typical“core” course mixes in technology-related supply chain programs at different universities in theUnited States. During this investigation of different programs, it was found that changes occurringin the industry and market needs have been reflected in differing programs’ curricula. This researchis also intended to develop a better understanding of how technology-related supply chain contentis being taught in institutions of higher education and to compare the development ofundergraduate programs over time. An interesting outcome of this
engineering was found by the authors’review of ABET criteria.Reviewing the guidelines specified by the Accreditation Board Engineering Technology(ABET), one notices a correlation between these guidelines and music. In the ABET2004-2005 criteria for “Accrediting Engineering Programs,” the “Program Criteria forElectrical, Computer, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs” section states in“Criterion 3. Program Outcomes and Assessment” specifically that “Engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their graduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledgeof mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) an ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired
(STEM).Dr. Tamara Ball, University of California, Santa Cruz Dr. Tamara Ball is a project-scientist working with several education and research centers at the Univer- sity of California, Santa Cruz. Her work with the Institute for Science and Engineer Educators focuses on informing efforts to redesign undergraduate STEM education to reflect workplace practice and engage stu- dents in authentic scientific inquiry and problem solving through design. Her work Sustainable Engineer- ing and Ecological Design (SEED) collaborative at has focused on developing programmatic structures to support interdisciplinary and collaborative learning spaces for sustainability studies. She is the program director for Impact Designs
Virginia University. She coordinated the Freshman Engineering program at WVU before joining the Basic Engineering faculty at Tennessee Technological University. She has taught Programming, Graphics, Thermodynamics, Dynamics, and Fluid Mechanics. Her interests include numerical modeling in heat transfer and fluid flow, and educational concerns.Sally Pardue, Tennessee Technological University Sally Pardue is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She began her academic appointment in August 1999 following four years as a Research and Development Engineer. Dr. Pardue received her PhD in Engineering from Tennessee Technological
ever-looming post-Great Recession “birth dearth,”calls on higher education to reconsider what “first-year” belongingness within college contextsmeans as enrollment strategies expand to include non-traditional adult learners and the focusshifts from recruiting new students to supporting current students [2].The student belonging imperative only intensifies as science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) programs come to value the necessity of recruiting faculty and students from a widearray of backgrounds and perspectives to adequately solve the technological and social issues ofa modern society. For students of color and women, sense of belonging, or lack thereof, is aprevailing contributor to STEM interest and academic outcomes in
Academy of Sciences, Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Diverse Student Pathways. 2016.[3] C. Henderson, N. Finkelstein, and A. Beach, “Beyond Dissemination in College Science Teaching: An Introduction to Four Cour Change Strategies,” J. Coll. Sci. Teach., vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 18–26, 2010.[4] J. Turns, M. Eliot, R. Neal, J. Wise, and A. Linse, “Investigating the Teaching Concerns of Engineering Educators,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 96, no. 4, p. 295, 2007.[5] M. Borrego, J. E. Froyd, and T. S. S. Hall, “Diffusion of Engineering Education Innovations : A Survey of Awareness and Adoption Rates in U. S. Engineering Departments,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 185
area for future engineering programs is the interface between engineeringand biology. This is occurring because of the revolution in the biological sciences brought aboutby rapid advances in molecular biology and the availability of genome sequences, the move Page 7.1063.1toward ever smaller and more complex systems, and the necessity of responding to the pressuresProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcivilization is placing on vital global ecosystems. Several different areas are
AC 2007-1023: TEAM-COMPOSITION METHODOLOGIES FORMANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PROJECTSJames Rumpf, Ferris State University Page 12.1373.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Team-Composition Methodologies for Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program ProjectsAbstractThe ability to work effectively as a member of a team has always been an integral component ofa manufacturing engineering professional’s skill set, but never more so than now. Incorporationof practices such as lean manufacturing and third-party certification into companies’ standardoperating procedures have heightened the awareness among employers of the
Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, in Brookings, SD, where he has been instrumental in developing an internationally competitive value-added food and bioprocessing research program. He has been involved in teaching several undergraduate and graduate courses in food and bioprocess engineering for the last nine years. He was formerly a Research Associate in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Page 11.278.1© American Society for Engineering
to perform research in areas such asrobotics, controls, signal processing, tribology, or heat transfer and produce a thesis.Structuring the curriculum in this manner supports all areas of specialization withminimum resources. The required courses in one area of specialization, serve as electivecourses in the other areas of specialization. For example, students in computer, electrical,and mechanical engineering are allowed to take courses in systems engineering.Engineers with this type of education are in high demand in northeastern Indiana andnationwide. In addition, students interested in systems engineering can take electivecourses in their undergraduate engineering discipline
Paper ID #14714Solution-based Learning (SBL): Using Systems Engineering Principles to GuideCapstone Projects in TechnologyDr. Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University Vigyan (Vigs) J. Chandra, Ph.D., serves as a professor and coordinator of the the Computer Network Security & Electronics Technology related programs offered within the department of Applied Engi- neering & Technology (AE&T at Eastern Kentucky University. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Kentucky in Electrical Engineering, and holds certifications in several computer/networking areas. He teaches
interdisciplinary team design project course of a master of architectural engineering program”, Proceedings of the Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, 1-5.[6] D. Ingalsbe, J. Godbey, 2005, “Project-oriented capstone course: Integrating curriculum assessment utilizing industry partner and students input”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 1-10.[7] P. Leslie, 2012, “Using industry to drive continuous improvement in capstone design”, Proceedings of the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Conference, 1-4.[8] T. Serdar, 2015, “Project-based learning in manufacturing process course”, Proceedings of the 122nd ASEE Annual
the US for example goes back inhistory to 1907 where the society for the promotion of engineering education in coordinationwith several engineering professional societies conducted a study on educational requirementsfor different disciplines, and was published in the Mann report . In 1930, another study initiatedby the same society produced the Wickenden report that compared engineering education in theUnited States and Europe. One of the key recommendations of this report was the need toestablish an organization to set standards for engineering educational programs and to conductreviews of compliance with standards. This has resulted later in the establishment of ECPD, theEngineers Council for Professional development, and which became later
further support sustainabilityThe Envision Rating System was developed in partnership between the ASCE, American PublicWorks Association (APWA), American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) and theZofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the Harvard University Graduate School ofDesign [10]. Envision is a holistic sustainability rating system to help professionals plan andexecute sustainable infrastructure projects [11]. In order to increase student awareness of theimpact their proposed designs will have on the surrounding community and environment theEnvision rating system was introduced within the capstone design course and required for eachdesign project [12]. Envision focuses on infrastructure projects and encourages the designer
that doing so increases chances of success, although some awardeeshave omitted a specific vision statement while still discussing the long-term goal of theirresearch or career development plan. It can be helpful to include both, and articulating such agoal or plan can support success. Four examples appear below: My research vision is to characterize how latently diverse students experience the culture of engineering and negotiate their identities as engineers. In doing so, I can actualize the power of students’ alternative mindsets and ways of thinking. [19] The long-term goal of my research program initiated by this project is to cultivate, catalyze, and systemize a much-needed theoretical discourse within the
Education, 2025 Enhancing Coding Skills and Learning Efficiency in Engineering Programming Courses by Using AI ToolsAbstractIntegrating AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini into programming courses, such as the freshman-level Fundamentals of Engineering, provides students with invaluable support for enhancing theircoding skills. One common challenge students face is the correct use of characters and punctuation,which often leads to errors and frustration. This manuscript examines how ChatGPT can helpstudents overcome these obstacles by providing real-time feedback and guidance. In-classexamples were used to evaluate the accuracy of code troubleshooting, and student surveys assessedthe impact on motivation, engagement, and coding
education throughenhanced courses and research opportunities. The goal is to incorporate HPC concepts andtraining across the computing curricula in multiple disciplines in order to motivate students’interests in computing and improve their problem-solving skills. This three-year project hasalready finished the second year of implementation. During the first year, a diverse teachingenvironment was established, including a HPC cluster and embedded HPC platforms. Bothplatforms supported students’ learning and research in parallel programming, embedded systemsdesign, and data cloud. In the second project year, several courses were revised or developedacross three departments: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, andEngineering
Session FA4-3 The Application of a Computer-Aided Data Acquisition System (NI ELVIS) during Physical Experimentation in an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program Jerry K. Keska Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 70504, USA AbstractIn order to increase student interest and the student’s own creative, hands-on, problem solving skills,a unique and innovative approach has been implemented that creates an opportunity to pushstudents to use their
undergraduatesystems thread at Stevens to help support effective pedagogy in this challenging yet very important topicas it relates to preparing future engineers.Concluding RemarksThis paper has described how a compelling industry need has driven the development of graduateprograms directed at practicing engineers and project managers in technology industries to educate themin a systems approach to design for product/process life cycle and provide the requisite knowledge of the 6tools and techniques. This in turn has provided the recognition of the need and the expertise to adapt thesystems approaches to be incorporated into the undergraduate core engineering curriculum as part of thedesign sequence taken
undergraduatesystems thread at Stevens to help support effective pedagogy in this challenging yet very important topicas it relates to preparing future engineers.Concluding RemarksThis paper has described how a compelling industry need has driven the development of graduateprograms directed at practicing engineers and project managers in technology industries to educate themin a systems approach to design for product/process life cycle and provide the requisite knowledge of the 6tools and techniques. This in turn has provided the recognition of the need and the expertise to adapt thesystems approaches to be incorporated into the undergraduate core engineering curriculum as part of thedesign sequence taken
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Coping Strategies of Minoritized Students in STEM Higher Education Nagash Clarke AbstractPrevious research shows that the inherent systemic inequities present in STEM higher education impactsminority participation negatively as evidenced by phenomena like, low sense of belonging, isolation, lowself-efficacy, and attrition. Thus, minoritized populations (persons who identify as Black, Latinx, NativeAlaskan, Indigenous, or Asian Pacific Islander) have had to overcome many barriers to participation inSTEM higher education. In addressing this participation, some research uses deficit frameworks
Paper ID #16115Systematic Review of the Funds of Knowledge Framework in STEM Educa-tionDina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dina Verd´ın is an Engineering Education graduate student at Purdue University. She completed her under- graduate degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Her research interest focuses on the first-generation college student population, which includes changing the perspective of this population from a deficit base approach to an asset base approach.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of
engineering program certification. Additionally, professional ethicalcodes evolved to include priorities for the health, welfare, and safety of society as their topconcern. Prior to this, codes were more reflective of protecting the profession and the client.To support this move toward protecting society, professional publications began to addressengineering ethics in articles and conferences [9]. As engineering ethics education becameinculcated into engineering programs, different pedagogical approaches emerged. As much asengineering education is standardized, engineering ethics education pedagogical approaches arenot. The National Academy of Engineering conducted a study in 2016 to identify the bestengineering ethics approaches. The study revealed
vision, and space exploration. He is a member of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru is the Assistant Director of the Center for K-12 STEM Education, NYU Tan- don School of Engineering. As the Center’s STEAM educator and researcher she works with engineers and faculty to provide professional development to K-12 STEM teachers with a focus on social justice. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator on two NSF-grants that provide robotics/mechatronics PD to science, math, and technology teachers. In addition, she is the projects director of the ARISE program. This full-time, seven-week program includes: college level workshops and
Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century.National Academies Press. 2004.2. ABET. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. ABET, Inc. 2005.3. Friedman, T.L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Farrar, Straus and Girouxpublishers, 2005.4. Mihelcic, JR, Educating the Future’s Water Professional, Water Environment Technology, 16(9): 86-92,2004.5. Orr, BD, JR Mihelcic, TJ Van Dam, Engineering Help while Getting a Degree, IEEE Potentials, 22(2):32-34, 2003.6. Harb, J.N., S. Olani Durrant, and R.E. Terry. Use of Kolb Learning Cycle and the 4MAT System in Page 11.822.9Engineering Education