) and electro-neural stimulation at Stanford University (PhD, Electrical Engineering).Dr. Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College Professor of Engineering and Physics, Elizabethtown College. His research interests in biomechanics include developing clinical instruments for rehabilitation. Dr. DeGoede teaches upper-level undergraduate mechanical engineering using a Mastery-Based assessment model and design courses and first-year multidisciplinary courses.Dr. Elizabeth Dolin Dalton Assistant Professor of Psychology, Elizabethtown College ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Student Anxiety and Belonging in a Mastery-Based-Learning
disabled students, both those with andwithout formal accommodations, want from their schools and instructors to better accesstheir education. This work describes a range of barriers to equitable access to education, asexperienced by undergraduates in their engineering classes. Additionally, it formalizesdisabled engineering students’ recommendations for university systems and instructors toease the burden the students face.I. INTRODUCTION The population of college students with disabilities is rising each year [1], yet, disabledvoices are largely absent from the literature, so it is important to understand disabled students'experiences in engineering [2]. STEM disciplines in particular are less accessible due to normsand curriculum
introduction. Engineering educators must examine the approach to teachingwriting at the curriculum level.References[1] National Association of Colleges and Employers, “COMPETENCIES: EMPLOYERS WEIGHIMPORTANCE VERSUS NEW GRAD PROFICIENCY”, https://www.naceweb.org/career-readiness/competencies/competencies-employers-weigh-importance-versus-new-grad-proficiency/ (accessed Jan. 29, 2023)[2] P. Sageev and C. J. Romanowski, “A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in theWorkplace: Results of a Survey on Technical Communication Skills,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 685–693, Oct. 2001, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00660.x[3] D. Rus, “Developing Technical Writing Skills to Engineering Students,” Procedia Technology,vol. 19, pp
Comparison of Differing Credit Hour Allotments for Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics CoursesAbstractEach institution determines how many credit hours will be allotted for each course.Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics in an undergraduate Bachelor of Science MechanicalEngineering curriculum in the United States typically are allotted three or four credit hours. Fora semester system, this allows for 42-45 or 56-60 fifty-minute class sessions in three and fourcredit hour courses, respectively.Opinions vary whether thermodynamics and fluid mechanics should each be three credit hours,each be four credit hours, or one should be three and the other four. Two universities haveconducted a study to determine the advantages, disadvantages
Paper ID #15547Writing in STEM: A Synthesis of Two Adaptive ApproachesDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Education Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learn- ing in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a
experience. However, it was not proven to be effective in severalcases where students may need one-to-one guidance for completing certain assignments. This studyis aimed to investigate the students’ learning experience and overall performance while recorded videoinstructions and lectures are readily available to the students. The scopes and possibilities forimproving the video lecture quality are also addressed in this study.During spring 2020, we had to adapt complete online teaching in both theory and laboratory coursesin response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. We received a one-day training from the onlineservice developers of the university on the virtual platform called ‘WebEx’ to deliver our lectures bysharing the contents of our laptop. We
lower estimated percentage of 18.1% ofdoctoral recipients in the same field are of minoritized genders [3, 4]. Only 15.7% oftenured or tenure-track faculty members and 12% of employed engineers in the field ofelectrical and computer engineering are of minoritized genders [4, 5]. In addition, while25% of enrolled undergraduate students in STEM are of underrepresented genders, thepercentage drops to 24% for bachelor awardees [4].Many STEM-related research positions as well as industrial jobs comprise mostly ofcisgender men, and the lack of gender diversity in a team can also result in reducedinnovation and developments [6]. Many individuals of historically underrepresented andmarginalized genders in STEM also experience systemic gender biases
School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Also, she was the recipient of the ”President of Pakistan Merit and Talent Scholarship” for her undergraduate studies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A blended approach to design an introductory programming course for non-CS majors - Students' feedbackAbstractComputer programming skills are no longer discipline bounded. Many national policydocuments across disciplines make computer programming a fundamental skill needed for mostoccupation in modern economy. Resulting to the rise of the need, there is a growing demand overdifferent disciplines, for developing an introductory programming course that targets non
in groups, interacting with faculty and peers, participating inextracurricular activities, and attending support services [3]. This low level of academic andsocial engagement has been linked in part to their finances and financial aid, with first generationstudents being more likely to live and work-off campus, and more likely to take classes part timewhile working full-time [3].Several studies have identified barriers to higher education access and persistence in college.These barriers include lacking knowledge of admissions, financial concerns, challengingengineering curriculum, few if any role models, balancing college with personal commitments,and lack of parental knowledge [4].To increase the retention of first-generation students in
Paper ID #36975Application of Mastery Learning in an Online MATLAB Programming CourseDr. James Edward Toney, The Ohio State University James Toney earned the Ph.D. in applied physics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998 and the B.S. in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1984. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State, where his focus is on curriculum development for teaching computer programming, primarily in MATLAB. He has previously held R&D positions at Bat- telle, Penn State Electro-Optics Center, and SRICO, Inc., where he worked on modeling
“learners increase their competency not by simply accumulating newfacts and skills, but by reconfiguring their knowledge structures, by automating procedures andchunking information to reduce memory loads, and by developing strategies and models that tellthem when and how facts and skills are relevant” 2 (p. 1). Many researchers have used this ideaas the foundation for their empirical studies of student learning by using a pre- and post-teststructure and subject groups who receive chunked and non-chunked materials. 3,4 Generally, theirresearch indicates that materials that are logically chunked and developmentally appropriate aremore easily recalled than non-chunked materials, with the chunking process providing a databaseinto which new information
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Political Science (Summa Cum Laude). Prior to UNL, she was a professor at Bellevue University for 26 years, where in 1994 as part of her teaching portfolio she developed and taught the first fully online asynchronous web-based course offered by that institution. Her interests lie in engineering management, quality management, pedagogy, and assessment of teaching and learning, particularly in the online space. She is active in the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). In recent years she has served as Secretary, President, and Past-President of the Council of Engineering Management Academic Leaders (CEMAL), as a LEAD officer, and is currently serving
further studied to identify strategies for affirming students’ courseknowledge and expanding their abilities to engage with equipment and independently designengineering experiments.Key words: Engineering Labs, virtual labs, student perceptions on virtual labs, pilot scale studyIntroduction Students’ laboratory experiences are the most powerful and consistent influences in studentlearning and engagement in engineering higher education [1, 2] because they readily connectclassroom theory to laboratory experimental design and technical equipment. The growing costand complexity of experimental labs along with the burgeoning need for the enhancement ofstudent knowledge have caused the interest and development of online and virtual laboratories
objectives. Based on this initialexperience in executing a combination exam, the author will attempt to apply this method to otheradvanced courses.Acknowledgment:I would like to express special thank to the former department chair, Dr. Anthony Richardson whosupported me making these course changes. I also would like to thank Dr. Dick Blandford, Dr.Deborah Hwang, Dr. Don Roberts, Mr. Mark Randall, Dr. Mohsen Lotfalian, Dr. Ying Shang, Mr.Jeff Cron, and Mrs. Vicky Hasenour, for providing me resources needed for this research.References[1] J. J. J. M. Bonnie Ferri, Jill Auerbach and D. Williams, “A program for distributed laboratories in the ece curriculum,” in 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, no. 10.18260/1-2–3734. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Paper ID #38333Problem Based Learning as a Framework for a ResearchExperience for TeachersStephanie Philipp (Assistant Professor) Stephanie Philipp, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of science education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She serves as a the Interim Director of the STEM Education Program and is a liaison between STEM departments and education for professional development and educational research. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Problem Based Learning as a Framework
scholars in performingmechanical engineering research, which simultaneously taught the students mechanicalengineering concepts and gave them the hands-on opportunity to collect and analyze data.Students were found to value this work and felt it helped them develop their skills and identitiesas engineers. Other ACE fellows ran a research course that involved multidisciplinary work,during which students were able to work with people outside of their majors. Additional workshowed that SPECTRA scholars found the graduate students' teaching to be effective for coursematerial and useful in helping them transition to Clemson.Discussion of Current SituationThe SPECTRA program anticipated significant yearly growth in the number of studentsparticipating in
articulate their thoughts and show a deeperunderstanding of the conceptual aspects of the course content. While unconventional, videoassignments alongside oral examinations provide new insight to the teaching team and studentsregarding the students’ depth and mastery of the material that can be important to identifyingknowledge gaps and dynamically improving overall course experience and learning outcomes.IntroductionAs we continue to see a rise in distance learning [1], instructors are challenged to develop newstrategies to encourage student learning and engagement despite the limited control over thephysical classroom environment. To meet the emerging obstacles of distance learning, oralexaminations have recently been a subject of interest to
engineering students at UCF. She has published over 20 research and pedagogical journal and conference articles. She received the 2020 College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award and the 2022 University Teaching Incentive Program Award at UCF.Anchalee Ngampornchai Anchalee Ngampornchai received a PhD in Intercultural Communication from University of New Mexico and a Master’s degree in Instructional Systems from Florida State University where she was nominated for The Gagne/Briggs Award for Excellent Performance in the Instructional Systems. She has designed and developed more than 100 asynchronous e- learning modules and worked with faculty members in various disciplines. She has taught undergraduate classes in
and power systems courses, training for graduate teaching assistants, and mentoring of under-represented students in ECE.Prof. Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Yuting W. Chen received the B.S. degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009 and 2011, all in Electrical Engineering. She is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her current interests include recruitment and retention of under-served students in STEM, professional development for graduate students, service learning, and curriculum innovation in computing
possible structural system design. The students are askedto evaluate the proposed solution and develop at least one alternative design for the project. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThey must make a recommendation in their final report, and the basis for their recommendationmust be clearly linked to their analysis. Students are asked to consider both purely structuralconsiderations as well as other factors, such as constructability and const. This approach forcesthe students to think about the significance of their results, rather than blindly
advancementof faculty and student research, curriculum development through courses, laboratory experiments,course projects, as well as STEM outreach with pK-12 schools. The hardware requirements of theplatform are inexpensive, and the setup is portable as well as easily extended to larger grids. Thesoftware for each node is created in the Arduino environment and the RSS data collection programis written in Python which is compiled and executed with tools accessible online. In the future, theuser interface will implement advanced inverse mapping algorithms and deep learning models torefine the display of visual details and statistical analysis of the RSS data
coming in to sightWhen it feels so rightTakes all my mightTo change my mindLook behindAnd be okayWith what I sayAnd what I doSo close to youBut I feel too trueTo myselfPlease give me helpTo move beyondThe feelings so strongThey eat awayHappiness staysDon’t you leaveNo not againPain happensBack in sightNot black and whiteCan I be okayWith all these shades of greyAnother area that might allow students to branch out from the engineering curriculum is free-hand drawing, a drawing that is executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, orother aids. Freehand drawing enables visualization of an idea in the form of a sketch. It is also auniversal language designers use to communicate with other participants of a project. That iswhy freehand
coming in to sightWhen it feels so rightTakes all my mightTo change my mindLook behindAnd be okayWith what I sayAnd what I doSo close to youBut I feel too trueTo myselfPlease give me helpTo move beyondThe feelings so strongThey eat awayHappiness staysDon’t you leaveNo not againPain happensBack in sightNot black and whiteCan I be okayWith all these shades of greyAnother area that might allow students to branch out from the engineering curriculum is free-hand drawing, a drawing that is executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, orother aids. Freehand drawing enables visualization of an idea in the form of a sketch. It is also auniversal language designers use to communicate with other participants of a project. That iswhy freehand
very vast [2] - [13], [14] - [16].Generally, there are two camps: those who support the use of homework and those who do not[1]. Those researchers who assert that doing homework is very important to academic successlist the following reasons: 1) Homework is an important tool for learning in the classroom [17],[18], [19]. 2) Homework is positively correlated with student achievement; this means thatstudents who do their homework regularly perform better on exams than those who do not, ingeneral [20], [21], [6]. 3) Homework is also reported to be “an inexpensive way of improvingstudent academic preparation, because it does not require the hiring of new staff or themodification of the curriculum [20].” 4) Graded homework is a significant
in 2000 and the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inventory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self. In 2019 Dr. Cornwell received the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Interactive Videos and “In-class” Activities in a Flipped, Remote Dynamics ClassAbstractFlipped classes are relatively common in the engineering education
containing information about the victims (age, race, sec), date and time of the crime, etc.;motor vehicle collisions; Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) data set on buildings,units, and projects that began after January 1, 2014 and are counted towards the Housing NewYork plan; New York Air Quality data set; etc.After the completion of the project, the students wrote a report describing what they learned,what conclusions can be made based on this data. Student enthusiastically discussed theirfindings, and the semester concluded in a lively and productive discussion about the importanceof data analysis for the understanding of the city day-to-day life, problems. At the same time, thestudents learned about the importance of the broad and, at
Engineering from Michigan State University in biomaterial and genetic tools to improve the tissue-electrode interface.Dr. Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University My research is focused on developing interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and methodological de- signs capable of modeling the social and psychological drivers of behavior, decision-making, and infor- mation processing across multiple domains (e.g., STEM education, food security, the environment).Dr. Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Dr. McCullough is an professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological, and Bioengineering, and is the B.S. Bioengineering program director. He
in highschools as well. One being the level of these course and whether these courses can be a substitutefor college courses. Although most of the students take the courses in the senior and junior courses,but a subset of students takes the courses in younger ages. This raises the concern that how thesecourses and test's function, and whether these courses are truly college level course or not, and ifthey are, is a 14-years-old student ready for a college-level courses.Besides, these courses are taught by high school teachers which may not be trained to teachadvanced level courses. Until ten years ago, teachers were provided with a guidebook whichincluded a curriculum outline and sample exams[13]. This guidebook is no longer provided to
, D. J., Dubinsky, E., Mathews, D., & Thomas K. (1997). A framework for research and curriculum development in undergraduate mathematics education. In J. Kaput, A. H. Schoenfeld, & E. Dubinsky (Eds.), Research in collegiate mathematics education II (p/. 1-32). Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society and Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America. 2. Piaget, J. (1971). Psychology and epistemology (A. Rosin, Trans.). London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. (Original Work Published 1970) 3. Tokgöz, E., Tekalp S. B., Tekalp E. N., Tekalp H. A. (2020), Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of University Students’ Ability to Relate Calculus Knowledge to Function Graphs, 127th Annual ASEE