- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teach- ing practices in design education, the effects of differing design pedagogies on retention and motivation, the dynamics of cross-disciplinary collaboration in both academic and industry design environments, and gender and
level students from STEM disciplines, knownas GK-12 Fellows (Fellows), to improve their communication and teaching skills while enrichingSTEM content and instruction in K-12 schools. Through about 300 projects in more than 140different universities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico1, thousands of graduatestudents majoring in engineering, science, mathematics and other technology-related majors haveinteracted with hundreds of thousands of K-12 students. The characteristics and focus of GK-12projects vary by site; however most follow one of two operational designs2. Some projects use an“Exposition Model” that has Fellows completing presentations in many schools or districts overthe course of a year. Other projects follow a “Classroom
-mentoredresearch can be found on many campuses, an outcome of the Boyer Commission report21 whichrecommended that research-based learning for undergraduates should be a standard in Americanresearch universities. Student- faculty interaction is an important factor in college studentpersistence22 and student development.23 The frequency of student-faculty interactions is moreimportant than the contact time spent during these interactions.24 Informal student-facultyinteractions that involve intellectual or course-related discussions contribute to collegepersistence and positive educational outcomes.25,26 Social interactions such as lunches, lectures,and banquets designed to encourage student-faculty interaction are less effective strategies.27,28Thus, the
. Distance learning has its genesis in the delivery of content throughcorrespondence courses, since the late 19th century.5,6 Consequently, distance learning is not anew concept to higher education.Some of the benefits of streaming media incorporated into distance learning include an increasein the amount of time the user spends on the website, as well as increased content retention.7Research has indicated that the use of streaming media on a site can double the time spent on thesite in comparison to a website without streaming media content.8The findings in the Aberleen Group Report8 on the cost effectiveness, timeliness, and impact ofstreaming media on customers, suppliers, employees, and partners can be applied to the highereducation arena. A
engineering discipline [3]. This critical transition has gained particular attention in engineering education as aneffort to promote student success and retention in the discipline [4], [5]. Engineering studentsupport centers offer engagement opportunities for students that range from mentorship programsand seminars courses to living learning communities, all of which typically begin during the firstsemester of the academic year [5]–[7]. An overarching goal for these programs is to get studentsinvolved early and help them create social and academic connections with peers, upperclassmen, 1faculty, and staff at the university in an effort to improve
students over lunch about how to create and maintain a budget on a graduate student’s salary and how to improve their credit score.PD Workshop on Science Communication: A planning committee member who teaches a science communication course for STEM graduate students led a workshop following lunch on how to effectively communicate about their research._____________________________________________________________________________ 8 weeks post-programCelebration Dinner: Approximately two months after the students officially began their graduateprograms, the coordinators arranged a group dinner to celebrate their participation in FF andsuccessfully completing the first month of graduate school. Nine out of
conductingoutreach. These methods also have the potential to remain effective even following a return to"normal" conditions and thus supplement and positively augment pre-pandemic methods.1. Introduction Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) has become more widely recognized in recentdecades as a critical discipline for an ever-evolving world.[1] As MSE has become moreprevalent, so has the need for effective ways to communicate how materials impact theenvironment and society as a whole through outreach efforts. This is especially true for K-12students as they will be designing the materials of the future. Furthermore, MSE practitionersmust effectively communicate with the public to develop a shared understanding of howmaterials science and technology
, followed by 14 years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a
Paper ID #38395Anti-Racism Practice in Engineering: Exploring, Learning &Solutions (ARPELS)Kenneth A Connor (Professor Emeritus) Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi-neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned
creative risks during problem-solving is a skill that needs to be explicitly taught andfostered [2]. Students need to be given space to learn and persist through failure and havemultiple opportunities to be creative once they are familiar with the tools and skills required toengage in their discipline and think creatively [3]. In some studies, for example, students havedescribed their actual experience of being creative during course assignments as difficult andfraught with learning challenges, such as a “chilling” effect when working with the courseinstructor [4]. This suggests a disconnect between the learning objectives of creativity-focusedcourse content and students’ willingness and ability to engage in creative thinking in theclassroom due
Chancellor for Educational Opportunity Programs and Director of the Purdue University Northwest Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Pro- gram, a federal program designed to prepare first generation/low-income students and students from un- derrepresented disciplines for graduate study. In addition, he also provides administrative leadership to other Purdue Northwest Programs that provide educational access and success for underrepresented stu- dent populations for student beginning in sixth grade through graduate study. He recently developed and implemented programing that addresses the needs of pre-college students interested in the STEM disciples using the arts and sports. He also teaches courses such as
needs to more tangibledesign parameter under various design constraints [10]. New functions are formulated bydesigners and assigned to an artifact. On the one hand, a set of functions outlines a concretetarget and criteria for the following design activities such as concept generation, evaluation,selection, improvement, and optimization. On the other hand, function formulation is one ofthe most challenging design activities, especially for novice designers. This is determined bythe nature of functions as being intangible, solution-neutral, and dynamic. In designeducation practice, it is by no means uncommon that student designers often fail to clearlydistinguish function from customer need, product behavior, and design constraint [11].Function
Session 2760 The Praxis of International Management Through Project Cycle Hamid Khan Master of Technology Program Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 41099 khanh@nku.eduABET Criterion I.C.2.b: “Technical Design Courses ---- These are courses in practice-oriented standard design applied to work in the field, such as construction, in whichstudents acquire experience in carrying out established design procedures in their ownareas of specialization. The key to this type of technical
often first discuss careers in general. As would beexpected, few in the lower level mathematics courses were interested in engineering, whilealmost all of the students in Calculus III intended to be engineers, while a few of these studentswere pursuing physics or mathematics. An effective message for many of the students in the lowlevel mathematics classes is to discuss careers. The students are asked about their career choiceand why they chose it. To open their minds to other possibilities, suggestions are made thatperhaps instead of a physical therapist, they might want to be an engineer involved in biomedicalengineering or environmental issues. Instead of being a pharmacist, perhaps the student shouldconsider Chemical Engineering and be able
Paper ID #38138Portable Laboratory for Electrical Engineering Education: The LAB-VEEEcosystem Developed in Latin America and the CaribbeanIng. Reymi Then, Universidad Tecnol´ gica de Santiago o A young professional passionate about research, technologies and their teaching. From a very early age, he presented a high interest and understanding of engineering, starting studies and technical work in electronics in 2002. In 2004 he began to study electronic engineering at the Technological University of Santiago (UTESA) and in 2019 he coursed a master’s degree in Mathematics at his Alma Mater
, serving as chair elect of the Committee on Engineering Technology Accreditation, serving on the Board of Directors of the ASME Center for Education, and as a member of the Mechani- cal Engineering Technology Department Head Committee. He has been a program evaluator for both the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and ASME and currently serves on the Technology Accredita- tion Council (TAC) of ABET, representing ASME. He also serves on the SME’s Manufacturing Education and Research Community steering committee. Before joining ASU, he had been at North Dakota State University where he was a faculty member in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department. His research interests include machining, effective
officer in Texas A&M University Student Chapter of AIChE. She has significantly contributed to the implementation of the service learning project as directed studies and also served as a mentor to the participating students both in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters.Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University Janie Haney has graduated with a B.S. degree from Artie McFerrin Chemical Engineering Department in December, 2006. Prior to her graduation, she has served as a teaching assistant in introductory level material and energy balances course for three semesters consecutively. She has participated fully in the implementation of the service learning project and also mentored the
high-school student.V. Outcomes and Evaluation of OutcomesInvolvement in the summer research program has been found very effective in the students’intellectual growth, motivation for continued involvement in research projects, and motivationfor advanced degrees. Some of the key outcomes are presented in the following paragraphs.Student feedback obtained through a post completion survey are also discussed. The surveyquestionnaire asked the students whether the projects were helpful for them in learning otherdisciplines, improving their written and oral communication skills, motivating them for graduatedegrees, finding jobs and internships, etc.A. Motivation for Undergraduate and Graduate DegreesStudy has shown that participation in research
and Human Resources. Dr. Springer possesses a significant strength in pattern recognition, analyzing and improving organizational systems. He is internationally recognized, has contributed to scholarship more than 200 books, articles, presentations, editorials and reviews on software development methodologies, management, organizational change, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. He is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, most recently, the Purdue University, College of Technology, Equity, Inclusion and Advocacy Award. Dr. Springer is the President of the Indiana Council for Continuing Education as well as the Chair of the
; Palmer, R. T. (2006). Assessing the impact of the Morgan maleinitiative on leadership and excellence (MILE) Morgan State University. MD: Baltimore.[36] Daloz, L. A. (1986). Effective Teaching and Mentoring: Realizing the Transformational Power of AdultLearning Experiences. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.[37] Fleming, J. (1984). Blacks in college: A comparative study of students’ success in black and in whiteinstitutions. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass[38] Goldrick-Rab, S. (2010). Challenges and opportunities for improving community college studentsuccess. Review of Educational Research, 80(3), 437-469.[39] Greene, T., Marti, C., & McClenney, K. (2008). The effort-outcome gap: Differences for AfricanAmerican and Hispanic community college
addressing the student’s professionalism and character; • Motivation, based on the personal reflection statement, addressing the applicant’s motive and commitment to obtain a degree in engineering and join the engineering workforce or continue in graduate studies.Students apply for the scholarship according to university-established timelines. Applicants arefirst screened by the University’s Student Financial Services to determine financial eligibility.The ECASE Selection committee reviews financially eligible applicants using the criteriaoutlined above. Students are be ranked according to their potential for academic success(according to grade point averages; courses completed; and reference letters), professionalism(based on
the identification and elimination ofinefficiencies.To guaranty a building that will stand the test of time, there is need to define andmeasuring process performance in construction. Process performance in constructionrefers to the effectiveness and efficiency with which a construction project is planned,executed, and completed. It is an important aspect of construction management as itdetermines the success of a project in terms of cost, time, and quality. To improve processperformance, construction organizations can implement best practices such as projectmanagement methodologies, use of technology, and effective communication andcollaboration among team members. Additionally, regular monitoring and analysis of thekey performance metrics
sensor for UV-VIS imagedata acquisition, a Raspberry Pi Model 3B+ for dual spectrum image fusion, analysis, presentation,and edge-cloud computing algorithms to provide rapid delivery of output data. This projectprovided the undergraduate Engineering and Biology students an opportunity to apply theirexisting technical knowledge, improve their time management, communication skills, and work asa team on a real-world problem.IntroductionThe Ultraviolet (UV) light accounts for 10% of the sun’s total output but it is completely invisibleto the human eye3,4. There are three ranges of UV wavelengths, classified as: UV-A, UV-B, andUV-C. Table 1 describes the UV wavelengths and their properties. Table 1. UV light wavelengths and
critical entrepreneurship experiences? The findings discuss, in a narrative format, the most important entrepreneurshipexperiences three senior engineering students had while attempting to advance their respectiveentrepreneurial projects. The findings suggest that these experiences had profound effects oneach student including changes in attitudes and altered career goals. Patterns within thenarratives suggest these changes in attitude are within the categories of communication, pitching,working on a team, networking, and the design process. Other attitudes that were developed orwere more innately possessed and tested through the experiences include risk-taking, the desireto make an impact, passion, curiosity, and confidence. These
all I-Corps courses. Gender Effects in Technology EntrepreneurshipNot only do women remain underrepresented in STEM faculty positions, but women in academiaalso engage at a lower rate than their male peers in many academic entrepreneurship activitiessuch as patenting, licensing, consulting, and developing social connections with private industry(Abreu & Grinevich, 2017; Goel, Göktepe-Hultén, & Ram, 2015). Recent reviews of theliterature about gender differences in academic entrepreneurship document a variety of possiblecontributing factors to this trend, including inequalities in family time constraints, experiences ofinstitutional bias, lack of previous experience and familiarity with the topic, and lower access
fronts.They explored concepts to allow alternative education providers other than universities toprovide credible post-graduate engineering education. To become viable, such alternativeeducation channels must be equivalent in academic rigor and individual performance assessmentto upper level undergraduate and graduate level education at traditional universities. Thiscommittee also addressed how to assure that the requisite BOK is fulfilled through a combinationof a bachelor’s degree and approximately 30 credits of courses in technical and professionalpractice topics. The committee was “sunset” on May 1, 2005.The Levels of Achievement Subcommittee was formed as a result of input from the CurriculaDesign committee. The proposed 3 levels of competence
on sustainable andauthentic design contexts. The project proposed to develop three high school engineeringcurriculum units. The backbone of each engineering course is the engineering design process(EDP), supported by the innovative tools and methods developed in previously funded NSFproject [5]. BIRDEE curricula integrate bio-inspired design into the engineering design processby leveraging design tools that facilitate the application of biological concepts to designchallenges. This provides a conceptual framework enabling students to systematically define adesign problem, resulting in better, more well-rounded problem specifications[5]. Further, theproject goals included to design an effective professional learning (PL) experience for
) financial as well as other kinds of benefits to companies. Women may also understand the customer differently from men, which improves the customer’s experience of the company. (374) Of course, from a purely economic point of view, it is also useful for companies to hire women because different perspectives are the strength of the company. (410) Technology: better knowledge and productsIdeas, innovations, and [W]omen bring a different perspective to the field, which will enable us tosolutions find new solutions to existing problems. (7)More women and more
global value chains,57harness the entrepreneurial energy found in marginalized communities to access new markets,58build public relations strategies around community improvement initiatives,59 and pursue holistic Page 25.393.12gg Simon Trace. “Sustainable well-being and inequality” 24 June 2010http://practicalaction.org/blog/news/sustainable-well-being-and-inequality/business models that include social and environmental concerns.60 Various user-centered designmovements call upon engineers to engage more effectively with end users.54, 55, 61, 62 However,Polak overstates the distinctiveness of IDE’s approach. Broadly, IDE’s approach
Mechanical Engineering for the School of Computing and Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He is a former Director of the Mechanical Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated from West Point in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas in 2004. He has developed and taught courses in aeronautics, thermal-fluid systems, heat transfer, computer-aided design, circuits, and aerospace and mechanical engineering design. He has served as a Program Evaluator for the EAC and a