Paper ID #18013Industrial Engineering Beyond Numbers: Optimizing under EthicsDr. Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech Dr. Alejandro Salado is an assistant professor of systems science and systems engineering with the Grado Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on unveiling the scientific foundations of systems engineering and using them to improve systems engineering practice. Before joining academia, Alejandro spent over ten years as a systems engineer in the space industry. He is a recipient of the Fabrycky-Blanchard Award for Systems Engineering Research and the Fulbright
different from many other invention competitions in that teamwork isstrongly encouraged and the teacher is a vital part of facilitating the process. When studentsparticipate in the InVenture Challenge, they do not work alone at home; rather, they arecollaborating with up to two other student peers and their teacher is guiding them through anengineering design process. As a result, the InVenture Challenge is inclusive and diverse—abouthalf of K-12 participants are female and nearly 40% are underrepresented minorities.The contributions of this paper are two-fold. First, a model is provided for a K-12 innovationprogram housed at a university that is aimed at empowering underrepresented groups in STEMdisciplines by looking further down the pipeline
Paper ID #17938Promoting Entreprenuerially Minded Learning through Online DiscussionsDr. Lisa Bosman, Marquette University Dr. Lisa Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Her research interests include solar energy performance modeling, entrepreneurial minded learning, and STEM education.Dr. Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette UniversityProf. Patrick McNamara, Marquette University Dr. McNamara is beginning his 4th year as an assistant professor at Marquette University. His research group focuses on understanding how consumer product chemicals impact microbes and antibiotic resis
is no meaning outside of a person’s perception. Weconstruct our understanding of the world through our own realities: “[K]nowledge refers toconceptual structures that epistemic agents, given the range of present experience withintheir tradition of thought and language, consider viable” (Von Glasersfeld, 1989, p. 124;italics in original). Thus, knowledge is contextual, contingent, and subject to interpretation.Constructivism informs the thematic analysis of this study by considering the statements ofthe research participant to be their own construction of what diversity means and how itimpacts education. During the analysis I made efforts to ensure the authentic voice of theparticipant.Constructivism also has implications for data analysis
.Rios-Aguilar, C., & Deil-Amen, R. (2012). Beyond getting in and fitting in an examination of social networks and professionally relevant social capital among Latina/o university students. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 11(2), 179–196.Rogers-Chapman, M. F. (2014). Accessing Stem-Focused Education: Factors That Contribute to the Opportunity to Attend Stem High Schools across the United States. Education and Urban Society, 46(6), 716–737.San Miguel, A. M., & Kim, M. M. (2014). Successful Latina Scientists and Engineers Their Lived Mentoring Experiences and Career Development. Journal of Career Development, 894845314542248.Solórzano, D. G., & Delgado Bernal, D. (2001). Examining transformational resistance through a
Paper ID #19983The Social Mechanism of Supporting Entrepreneurial Projects Beyond theClassroomMr. Alexander Joseph Zorychta, University of Virginia Alex Zorychta finds, guides, connects, and builds community for student entrepreneurs. He has been guiding and building community for student entrepreneurs for the past four years. A student entrepreneur himself, he was triggered by winning the grand prize of the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup. While pursu- ing this startup post-graduation for two years near the University, he helped to guide other student en- trepreneurial projects. He joined the staff of the Technology
classroom while also seeking the additional knowledge required to create a valuable endproduct for their client. Engineers are hired to create value for their employer, and if a studentonly knows how to follow a syllabus, then they will not be prepared to anticipate unknownopportunities to create value. Learning core engineering skills is the single most important part ofan engineering education, and by teaching an entrepreneurial mindset through programs thatreinforce these skills, we are better preparing the innovators of tomorrow.ReferencesBarrett, T. W., & Pizzico, M. C., & Levy, B., & Nagel, R. L., & Linsey, J. S., & Talley, K. G., &Forest, C. R., & Newstetter, W. C. (2015, June), A Review of University Maker Spaces
than 2700 patients and aimed at gaining knowledge about atrial fibrillation. She returned to academia in Fall 2013. She now teaches Fluid Dynamics and is in charge of the freshman engineering program in Mechanical Engineering department. It is a tri-term course introducing theoretical and hands-on engineering to a wide variety of students. She is also director of the Invention Bootcamp at PSU, a 4-weeks summer course for high school students in a university setting. She received her BS and MS degrees in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from the EPF, Ecole Polytechnique Feminine, France, and an MS degree in Bioengineering from Clemson University, SC (2004).Shannon K. Keith-Marsoun, Portland State University
Paper ID #19422STEAM Education through Music Technology (Evaluation)Dr. Brandon G. Morton, Drexel University Brandon Morton received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University with a focus on Music Information Retrieval. His work focused on the prediction and detection of influence between mu- sicians. Additionally, as a post-doctoral researcher, he is currently interested in the relationship between mobile technology and education. His background in education includes a NSF GAANN Fellowship and a NSF GK-12 Fellowship.Mr. Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University Jeff Gregorio is currently pursuing a PhD in
worked as a post-doctoral researcher with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At UIUC she has collaborated with mul- tiple teams of engineering faculty on implementing and assessing instructional innovation. Dr. Cross is currently a Research Scientist in the Department of Bioengineering working to redesign the curriculum through the NSF funded Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) grant. She is a member of the ASEE Leadership Virtual Community of Practice that organizes and facilitates Safe Zone Training work- shops. Dr. Cross has conducted multiple workshops on managing personal bias in STEM, both online and in-person. Dr. Cross
instruction. Since 1994, Dr. Hacker has been either the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on grants totaling $2,048,960. He has served as an editorial board member for the Journal of Educational Psychology, Metacognition and Learning, and Frontiers of Educational Psychology. He is a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational Psychology.Mr. Shann Bossaller, University of Missouri c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Beyond the Technical: Developing Life Long Learning and Metacognition for the Engineering WorkplaceIntroductionPer the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, Inc.), the capacity for life-long learning is critical for
Engineering Education, 2017 Dual Credit Programs: K-12 Outreach, Recruiting, or BothAbstractRecruiting consumes considerable resources for any post-secondary institution. Manyinstitutions also have a mission of K-12 engagement. A dual credit program helps an institutionfulfill its K-12 outreach mission and also provide valuable recruiting opportunities. This paperexplores the process of creating and implementing a dual credit program at Purdue PolytechnicAnderson, a regional location Purdue University’s statewide program.Traditional dual credit programs are concurrent enrollment models, whereby high school coursesare taught by high school faculty and for which high school juniors and seniors can also earncollege credit. Other dual credit
and Standardized Testing: Incorporating a Socio-Economic Factor in Admissions to Support Minority SuccessAbstractThis paper proposes a revised approach to the admission process for freshman students enteringthe minority serving institute, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The purpose of therevised approach is to better evaluate an extremely diverse population of applicants. The detailsfor the revised approach will be demonstrated through the use of data mining, statisticalmethods and association rule mining.UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and enrolls greater than 20,000 students from a widespectrum of socio-economic neighborhoods. As a minority serving institute, it is of great concernto the
and a middle school mathematics teacher at a Title 1 school in Waco, TX. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 PECASE: Implementing K-12 Engineering Standards through STEM Integration - An Executive Summary of the Products and ResearchIntroduction K-12 Engineering Education has risen to the forefront as engineering continues to gainstate-level and national attention (Moore, Tank, Glancy, & Kersten, 2015; NGSS lead states,2013; National Research Council [NRC], 2009; 2012). However, engineering at this level doesnot have the same extensive literature base that is seen at the post-secondary level or within otherdisciplines at the K-12 level
Paper ID #19156Developing a Role Identity as an Ambassador through Hands-On ActivitiesDr. Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University Dr. Garner is a Research Associate Professor in The Center for Educational Partnerships at Old Dominion University, VA.Mr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Michael Alley is an associate professor of engineering communication at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer-Verlag, 2013) and is serving as the Coordinator of the Engineering Ambassador Network.Ms. Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network
Paper ID #18306The Development of Engineering Management Education in K-12 Schools: ALongitudinal Case StudyDr. Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University Andrew Czuchry received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1969 with a concentration in guidance and control systems engineering. He has more than twenty years experience as a professional manager in technical innovation and the electronics manufacturing industry. Dr. Czuchry is a tenured full professor and has been the holder of the AFG Industries Chair of Excellence in Business and Technology since joining East Tennessee State University in 1992. He
project was entirely online, through which the participating teachers learned Scratchprogramming systematically. In Phase 3, middle school and high school teachers applied Scratchprogramming in their classes, and university students offered on-site and online support. Overall,such a “hybrid format” (that is, face-to-face plus online) is tailored for K-12 teachers withoutprior programming experience. After completing Phase 2, each teacher was expected to developat least one Scratch project in his/her class. To date, nineteen middle school and high schoolteachers have applied Scratch programming in their classes, with subject areas spanning Math,Science, English, and Music. Each teacher assessed the performance of his/her students beforeand after
], so a top-downsystematic design of science innovation education system for K-12 and beyond needs to bedesigned to motivate all stake holdlers and optimize social education resources from alllevels.1.3 STIE in QingdaoQiaodao, also known as "Eastern Switzerland", host city for International Congress on ICT(Information & Communication Technology) in Education twice, is a modern, advanced,international and coastal city. As one of the pilot cities of China’s Ministry of Education,Qingdao pulls full strength to STIE. Recently, the Qingdao government issued “Measures forPrimary and Secondary school management in Qingdao”[15], which is the first localgovernment regulation on school with a focus on building a new ecosystem amonggovernment, schools
engineering education will leave students with an incomplete view of engineering (Moore, Tank, Glancy, & Kersten, 2015; Carr, Bennett, & Strobel, 2012). Science education researchers have argued that it is important for students to understand of the nature of science because it expands student understanding beyond scientific inquiry, the primary activity of science (Bartos, Lederman, 2014). In a similar approach, K-12 students should also understand the nature of engineering, not just engineering design (the primary activity of engineering). A better understanding of the nature of engineering would provide a foundation for students to better understand engineering. Literature Although research into the nature of engineering for K-12
December 2011 at Portland State University, with research at the confluence of machine learning, information theory, philosophy of science, music information retrieval, and mathematical music theory. His current research areas are engineering education, music information retrieval (DSP and machine learning), music perception, and mathematical music theory. Prior to tenure track (1994 through 2010), Vurkac¸ taught in the following academic settings. 1. The Music Department at Whitman College (Sound Synthesis), 2. The Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Portland State University (all courses in first- and second-year digital and analog circuits) as an adjunct, 3. Co-teaching as a ”grad mentor” in the University
emphasis on the soft skills that were mostvaluable to employers. This direct industry interaction presents a significant advantage overother soft skills development programs offered by CM professors through curriculums and overother resources provided through the staff of the university’s Office of Career Services. A keymotivating factor was that the leading industry partner offered internship and full-timeemployment opportunities to students who excelled during the workshop, and communicatedeffectively during the job interviews.Professional Development WorkshopObjective of Professional Development WorkshopIn collaboration with its industry partners, the Department of Built Environment at an HBCUimplemented a Professional Development Program as a
generation to the next has told stories to educate and entertain sincehumans left Africa 200,000 years ago1. Children in K-12 learn about the world through firsthearing stories, then reading stories, writing stories and telling stories. In college, students maytake a writing intensive course in which they research a course topic or case study2 and presenttheir findings as an oral story to their peers. They learn by teaching others through stories.There are many different methods of faculty storytelling in the classroom. A teacher may relay astory they have read or heard to emphasize a point, encourage students to tell their ownexperiences that relate to a lecture subject, create a hypothetical story to encourage deeperthinking of a concept or share
with design components to form a thread covering every year of theundergraduate engineering curriculum. To achieve these goals, CASCADE works with theexisting TAMUK Javelina Engineering Student Success Center (JESSC) to build continuousengineering learning communities for students through cohort experiences in their majors. Peer-mentoring includes pairing junior- and senior-level engineering students from the JavelinaInnovation Laboratory (JIL) with students in the first- and second-year targeted courses. The mostremarkable part about CASCADE is that it offers a fundamental freshman exposure to the designprocess that continues with them through their years as undergraduates, until the senior capstonedesign experience fused with industry
Paper ID #19140A Real Report from the Trenches of a PhD Dissertation: Exploring the Inher-ent ”Messiness” of Engineering Education Research Through an Audit TrailDr. Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University Rachel Anderson recently earned her PhD in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson Univer- sity. She is now the Assistant Coordinator for Clemson’s Peer Assisted Learning program. Her research interests include cross-disciplinary teamwork, student development, and program assessment. Rachel re- ceived a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and a B.S. in Physics from Baldwin- Wallace University.Dr
inscience or engineering (Rising above the Gathering Storm Revisited, 2010). The National Science Board (2010) cites longitudinal data showing that intellectuallytalented individuals who can be identified at an early age and then supported in their learninggenerate a disproportionate number of Fortune 500 patents, peer-reviewed STEM publicationsand other creative achievements, and comprise a disproportionate number of tenured academicfaculty at top universities. Developing future stem innovators, the board declares, is nothing lessthan an economic imperative. Unfortunately, as students go through school, their interest in STEM fields begins to wane,particularly by middle school. This attitudinal decline can begin at age 11, but researchers
academic programs performing vanguard research andlearning in sustainable energy systems and practices.2,3,4,5,6,7 By leveraging these commitments,the US-Denmark Summer School provides a collaborative research and education model focusedon strengthening the intersection of academia, private industry, civil society, and governance toobtain impacts and benefits far beyond what can be achieved individually.8,9,10 Students andprofessionals participating in the summer course gain experience working within disparatecommunities of practice: interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral and diverse teams learn about andtackle real world problems. While experiential and entrepreneurially-minded learning promoteslearner efficacy, it is by working intimately within a
schedule, with most core courses and the first “Innovation Management inPractice” seminar class completed the first semester. This calendar has been designed to preparestudents for a required summer internship midway through the program.As part of the “Innovation Management in Practice” seminar class, students are introduced to themental models of innovation experts and the Framework for Organizing Mental Models ofContributors to Innovation described above. This framework provides scaffolding for learningabout innovation management throughout the program and beyond. (Fisher, Biviji and Nair,2014.)We consider each E&TIM class to be a learning community. In considering “high impact”educational practices, “Learning Communities” are recognized by
and engaged learning. Aileen has a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a Doctorate of Philosophy from The Johns Hop- kins University School of Medicine, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Aileen is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Sigma Gamma.Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Mapping engineering outcomes to the Lean Launch curriculum in a user-centered design contextAbstractAlthough engineering graduates could once be successful through acquiring technicalproficiency alone, modern engineers are expected to
in order to meet the expectations of hiringcompanies for their future entry-level employees.Within the construction management programs accredited by the American Council forConstruction Education (ACCE), the exact number of programs requiring internships as part oftheir defined undergraduate course of study is not readily available. Through a phone surveyinvolving 39 ACCE programs, 23 (59%) have an internship component as part of their degreerequirements. Students typically obtain internship positions during summer sessions betweenspring and fall academic terms. Although summer sessions vary in length, a twelve weekinternship duration is accepted as a baseline generating approximately 500 hours of experiencefor the intern. Ten of the 23
Communications and a Fellow of the IEEE.Prof. Edwin K. P. Chong Ph.D., Colorado State University See edwinchong.usProf. Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology Edward J. Coyle is the John B. Peatman Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing, directs the Arbutus Center for the Integration of Research and Education, and is the founder of the Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) Program. He is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and was a co-recipient of the National Academy of Engineering’s 2005 Bernard M. Gordon Award for Inno- vation in Engineering and Technology Education. Dr. Coyle is a Fellow of the IEEE and his research interests include engineering education, wireless networks