adiagnostic strategy.Engineers and technicians have long used decision-trees or trouble-shooting guides to assist thediagnostic process while identifying problems in technical systems. In our project we havechosen concept mapping developed by Novak. Although often time a complicated andtime-consuming knowledge acquisition process, conceptual mapping is nonetheless a good tool toportray knowledge structure and to diagnose learner’s misconception in learning. It has been usedin the development of agile diagnostic thinking skills of students who have limited contentexpertise 8,9,10,11 . For instance, Lee et al. applied the algorithm of Apriori for Concept Map todevelop an intelligent concept diagnostic system (ICDS) to provide teachers with
Paper ID #16232Engineering Competency ModelMs. Catherine Leslie, Engineers Without Borders - USA Ms. Leslie is a licensed Civil Engineer in Colorado with over 20 years of experience in the design and management of civil engineering projects. After ten years as Civil Engineering Manager at Tetra Tech, Inc., she assumed the role of Executive Director of Engineers Without Borders–USA, a position she held on a volunteer basis for six years. Ms. Leslie began her work in developing countries as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Stationed in Nepal, she developed solutions related to drinking water and sanitation projects. During the
American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics (AIAA), the Concrete Canoe and Student Steel Bridge Competitions sponsored bythe American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Chem-E-Car competition sponsored by theAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers. Some competitions include a hundred or more teamsand represent a significant collaboration between colleges and industry. Many students, people inindustry and academia see broad benefits from SELECT.2-5This collaboration between industry and academia is beneficial to students, colleges, and Page 26.936.2industry. Students gain engineering design experience beyond what is offered in the curriculum
.Prof. Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington STEPHEN MATTINGLY is a Professor in Civil Engineering and the Director of the Center for Trans- portation Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. Previously, he worked at the Institute of Trans- portation Studies, University of California, Irvine and University of Alaska, Fairbanks. His most recent research projects address a variety of interdisciplinary topics including developing an app for crowd- sourcing bicycle and pedestrian conflict data, transportation public health performance measures, policy and infrastructure improvements resulting from bicycle and pedestrian fatality crashes, linking physi- cal activity levels to travel modes