, research methods, and adult and higher education theory and pedagogy courses for over 25 years. He has been involved in instructional development for 15 years, and currently does both research and instructional development in engineering education. He has published and presented on engineering design, engineering pedagogies, and instructional development topics. Jim has been an evaluator and consultant on several NSF-funded grant projects.Dr. Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT), University of Washington Ken Yasuhara was a research team member for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Educa- tion’s Academic Pathways Study (CAEE APS) and is currently a research scientist at the
of motivation on performance and persistence in mechanical engineering design courses. Elisabeth is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Neurocognitive Examination of the Impact of Design Project Representation on Student Motivation and PerformanceAbstractThe ASME Vision 2030 Project (V2030) outlined a set of goals to aid in the development ofengineering education to better face the current and future demands of the profession. Part of thisvision proposed the implementation of designed-based curricula throughout the degree program.These design courses are meant to introduce students to implementing
teamcommunication fall along gendered lines, where women students experience marginalization in teamsettings. While these issues can, and have been, attributed to implicit gendered communication practicesand explicit ideological bias, this research seeks to identify concrete ways in which educators mightintervene to create more inclusive learning environments. This research integrates frameworks from thedomains of engineering education and technical and professional communication. Researchers inengineering education have evaluated the ways in which the curriculum can be altered to be moreinclusive and assessed the outcomes of diverse teams in the classroom. In technical and professionalcommunication, researchers have developed taxonomies for understanding
instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.Alison Olechowski Alison Olechowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead). She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying product development decision-making during complex industry projects. Dr. Olechowski completed her BSc (Engineering) at Queen’s University and her MS at MIT, both in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Olechowski studies the processes and tools that teams of engineers use in industry as they design innovative new products. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
Paper ID #33345Remote Versus In-hand Hardware Laboratory in Digital Circuits CoursesDr. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the department of electrical and computer en- gineering (ECE) at the University of Washington (UW). Throughout her career, she has developed and taught courses at all levels in electrical, computer engineering, and computer science at different insti- tutions. In response to the emergency transition to online teaching due to COVID-19, she founded the remote hardware lab at UW ECE to promote a cost-efficient and equitable access to hardware
important. In the research literature there are several studies which highlight thisimportance and discuss various strategies created to help develop, refine, and enhance thewriting skills of students across many disciplines [4 – 19]. Writing strategies can be both formaland informal [20]. In either case, writing strategies can be used to formatively assess learningwhile it is ongoing. As suggested by Spurlin, Rajala, and Lavelle, “…assessment is as much aprocess as a product” [21, p. 24].In their book, Classroom Assessment Techniques, Angelo and Cross, outline a number ofinformal formative classroom assessment strategies, most of which have a writing component[22]. What is unique about these strategies is that they can be adapted for use in
of Alavi FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging Lab (AFISIL) and supervises multi- ple undergraduate students in their research. Her research interest includes characterization of biological samples by employing FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging techniques and developing novel digital image pro- cessing and analysis algorithms to process the collected FTIR-spectro-microscopic data. Additionally, Dr Alavi is a member of IEEE, ASEE and she has been a member of McLeod Institute of Simulation Science and pursues research in advanced control systems simulation. Dr Alavi also conducts research in promoting electrical engineering undergraduate education and is the recipient of the best paper award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering
goals. She achieved her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Before engaging in Engi- neering Education research, she completed graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Statistics and contributed to a wide range of research areas including genetic disorders, manufacturing optimization, cancer biomarker detection, and the evaluation of social programs. Dr. Sanchez-Pena is passionate about teaching engineering students and First-Year Engineering students in particular, from whom she draws in- spiration because of their energy and creativity. She takes as her mission to foster such traits and support their holistic development, so they can find their unique engineering path and enact positive
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recognize that STEM is a path that is open to them if they want to take it. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Ten Years Later – Where Are They Now?AbstractThis paper explores the educational and career trajectories of the alumnae of an outreach activityfor girls. The outreach activity was originally developed using an integrated marketing approachto attract girls into engineering programs.1 The program, a two day, overnight experience forrising 9th, 10th and 11th grade girls, focuses on showcasing engineering as an exciting, creativeactivity, including activities developed from that perspective. Started in 2005 and held annuallysince then, a total of over 500 girls have
one’s students, and thatthe work can be hard. These stories are situated in three different sites of application for thesepractices— inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and in one’s Integrity of Practice [4].After highlighting lived experiences, the research team points to co-design, with students andeducators, as a promising methodology for innovation, design, and development of inclusivepractices. Related WorkIn this section, we discuss two lines of research related to this study. One line of work has lookedat D&I issues broadly, to understand the cultural aspects of engineering that marginalize andcreate issues with retention of women and underrepresented minorities and how to
Introduction to Engineering: An OverviewStudies have long shown the importance of introducing students to the exciting potential ofengineering at an early age, especially those groups that continue to be underrepresented inengineering (women, African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans).1, 2 A student’seventual recruitment to an academic track or career in engineering is largely dependent on thestudent having developed positive associations with the field during or prior to high-school. 3This can be difficult since opportunities to experience the exciting aspects of applied engineeringthrough interactive design projects are not always included in middle and high-school curriculumin the United States.4The Introduction to Engineering program (ITE
for Mechanical Engineering students at Northeastern University. The existingexperiments have become dated and in many cases have devolved to demonstrations by theteaching assistants, with little hands on experimentation by the students. This has resulted inseverely decreased student satisfaction with the labs. An extensive redesign was performed todevelop hands-on, open ended lab experiments that allowed students increased control over theoutcome of the experiments. Pre-lab homework assignments require students to develop labprocedures, research sensor specifications, and develop virtual instruments in NationalInstruments’ LabView. A term project required student groups to design and execute ameasurement experiment, presenting their findings
the course in a limited, but content-rich mode through having students eachpropose, conduct, and report on an improved development or experiment. In this paper, theauthor presents the results of this attempt at “gamifying” a thermodynamics course, andillustrates this one model for bringing student-directed learning into a heavy content-basedcourse.IntroductionThe author Jane McGonigal, in her popular book “Reality is Broken” asserts: A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something we're good at (or getting better at) and enjoy.1We aspire to instil in our students this sort of enthusiasm for a subject, and to give students theconfidence, and “relentless optimism” to work through any
generally do not address barriers embedded within the curriculum design, and may or may not increase faculty understanding of best practices for [students with disabilities] (p. 182).27As is the case in other instances of identity-based discrimination in America, even the mostenergetic and best intentioned practitioners continue to operate in settings that tolerate limitedreform.Critical social scientific work on disabilities has offered important framing for understanding thisongoing inequity. To my mind, foremost among its contributions is the idea, developed duringthe 1990s, that that which a culture treats as physical or mental capacity derives from socialvalues and conditions. This “social model” of disability to a degree displaced
at Pace University. She performed curriculum evaluation and academic and educational advising at Delft University of Technology and large scale educational research at Twente University. Before coming to City College, she was a research associate in IBM research, performing organizational and usability studies.Prof. Feridun Delale, City College of the City University of New YorkDr. Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York Professor of Electrical Engineering and Dean, Grove School of Engineering Page 23.249.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013
International Women of Color.Importantly, our narratives challenge the traditional notion of IWoC as a monolithic identity. Thetopic is important as it highlights the unique challenges faced by this group and the need forstructural and mentorship support and resources to facilitate their transition as the individualsevolve. The findings have implications for policy and practice, particularly in the areas ofsupport services and resources for international Women of Color students. Also, our research hasdirect implications for mentorship strategies and faculty development.Keywords: international Women of Color, Collaborative Autoethnography, navigating US highereducational and workforce development, equitable education.1. IntroductionIn the United States
at Austin in 2016 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2022. Her areas of expertise include computational modeling of cell-based therapies and integrating social justice concepts into engineering curriculum. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 To record or not to record? Collaborating through conflictPOSITIONALITY STATEMENTWe acknowledge that the authors all vary in disability status, and those disabilities representedby the authors are far from representative of the entire community. We also represent faculty,staff, and students from a wide range of backgrounds who were initially at conflict over theissues presented. Through surveys, discussions
alternative approach toengineering. We are presenting an alternative approach which we call Solidarity Engineering.Solidarity Engineering involves a partnership in which all involved -- community partners,professional engineers, faculty, students, and other participants -- engage, democratically, asequally valued participants. It is neither transactional nor product driven. Through a collaborativeprocess, participants work together to identify problems, develop solutions, and implement thesesolutions. Solidarity Engineering includes the use of approaches that are not traditionally part ofthe engineering process as it is currently taught.As a case study, this paper focuses on a class offered as a service-learning class for engineeringstudents. Through
. Basic concepts of chemistry including the different branches of chemistry. b. The periodic table, and the role & importance of different elements in the human body. 2. Showing students: a. The positive aspects of learning and understanding chemistry. b. The broad scope of cosmetic chemistry, the role of a cosmetic chemist in a cosmetic industry, and the criteria to be a cosmetic chemist. 3. Develop students’ skills in handling chemicals & working in a laboratory.(6) HomeLion SecurityThe HomeLion Security portion of the camp curriculum from cyber.org was used to introduce theconcepts of research and analysis, critical thinking, teamwork and written and oral communicationwhich are
. Basic concepts of chemistry including the different branches of chemistry. b. The periodic table, and the role & importance of different elements in the human body. 2. Showing students: a. The positive aspects of learning and understanding chemistry. b. The broad scope of cosmetic chemistry, the role of a cosmetic chemist in a cosmetic industry, and the criteria to be a cosmetic chemist. 3. Develop students’ skills in handling chemicals & working in a laboratory.(6) HomeLion SecurityThe HomeLion Security portion of the camp curriculum from cyber.org was used to introduce theconcepts of research and analysis, critical thinking, teamwork and written and oral communicationwhich are
What’s Next? From Analysis to ActionAbstractThis paper describes how data-driven examination of barriers to successful completion ofundergraduate engineering degrees amongst female-identifying and under-represented minority(URM) students at Seattle University has shaped the development of new policies and programswithin the College of Science and Engineering to better support students from underrepresentedor marginalized groups. This study is a continuation of a project in which we first analyzedgraduation data to extract characteristics that differentiate students who do or do not successfullycomplete degrees within engineering. We followed the data analysis with a survey to betterunderstand the experiences of students from underrepresented or
the development, implementation, and assessment of model-eliciting activities with realistic engineering contexts.Matthew Verleger, Purdue University Matthew Verleger is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering and his M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, both from Purdue University. His research interests are on how students develop mathematical modeling skills through the use of model-eliciting activities and peer review as a pedagogical tool.Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology Judith Zawojewski is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Science Education at Illinois
Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her academic and research interests include the profes- sional formation of engineers, diversity and inclusion in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, leadership, service-learning, and accessibility and assistive-technology.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the
as more “suitable” for them,such as medical and basic sciences– significantly increase the challenges and barriers that femaleengineering students face in Middle Eastern countries [2]. Understanding the specifics of thesechallenges in the Middle East is essential for developing policies and strategies that help promotegender equity, allowing more women to pursue engineering careers.The complexity and persistence of these barriers are highlighted by the different rates ofparticipation of women in scientific fields in different Middle Eastern countries, which are ofteninfluenced by economic and social factors. For example, El-Ouahi and Larivière [3] report thatwhile Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey, Algeria, and Egypt have relatively higher shares of
accreditation and first-year course design.Dr. Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University Karl Brakora is an Assistant Professor in the area of electrical engineering at Grand Valley State Uni- versity. He previously worked for small companies and as an independent defense contractor to develop advanced ceramic materials, radar, and novel electronic fabrication methods applied to the development of guided munitions, electro-optic imaging systems, and medical devices. At GVSU he maintains electronic prototyping courses and co-created the School of Engineering’s professional ethics curriculum, which has become his primary academic focus. Karl received his Ph.D. in Applied Electromagnetics from the University of Michigan
develop best practices they would carry with them intotheir classrooms post initial pandemic stages. During the spring semester of 2021, anIntroduction to Environmental Engineering Course offered to college Juniors was taught usingone of these initial best practices, a hyflex teaching pedagogy. This study looks at theeffectiveness of a hyflex teaching pedagogy in environmental engineering education based onstudent performance on major graded events and achievement of course outcomes. These resultscan help shape the future of environmental engineering education by helping to evaluate theeffectiveness of changes made to traditional education because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Pedagogical changes that enhanced student engagement and performance should
on having all dimensions (file sharing, communication tools, and a task managementsystem) present in a single user environment. After the decision to evaluate the effects of MSTeams as a VCE was made, the Microsoft Team’s group design process proceeded and isdescribed in more detail in the methodology section of this report.A survey was developed to measure the student’s perceived collaboration in a VCE scaffoldedteam using previous literature [4] [5]. The survey consisted of fifteen questions related tocollaboration in group work in engineering project teams and two questions collectinginformation about participant demographics (Table 2). The survey was developed by anengineering education research team consisting of two undergraduate
learning in online courses through flipped classroom and multi-stage assignment structureAbstractAs the demand for online learning keeps growing in higher education, developing teachingpedagogies that are effective in online education is of importance. Teaching courses remotelyinvolves challenges such as difficulties in retaining student attention and promoting collaborativein-class activities. These can adversely affect students’ motivation for learning, comprehensionof new concepts, and application of knowledge in realistic problems. In this study, the efficacy offlipped classroom pedagogy in online classes is investigated, with a focus on student engagementand learning outcomes. An undergraduate fluid mechanics course was
module in an operations research course and relatedconcepts, the reader is referred to [1].In the previous study, the learning game module was conducted as an outside-the-classroomactivity (Fall 2021). Over several weeks, students were given portions of the module to completeevery week at their own pace, along with a workbook where students could document their workand submit their progress for grading. However, with the gradual return to in-person academicsettings after the pandemic, the following question was developed: What is the most effectiveway to implement this game module if given the choice between learning such material outsideor inside the classroom? It was hypothesized that the inside-the-classroom format (Fall 2022)could produce