Assessment Form Indicate Assessment Instrument: Exam Question, Report, Quiz, etc Date of Assessment Performance Expectation: X % of Students Should Achieve a Grade of at least Y% Based Upon Assessment Instrument Grading Rubric. ME XXX Number of Students ABET Student Course Outcomes Exceeding Criteria Meeting Criteria Below Criteria Outcomes a b cA similar process is underway to align the course outcomes for the remaining courses and isanticipated to be completed spring 2016.Administration and Organization While there are
Paper ID #29918Exploring Perceptions of Disciplines using Arts-Informed MethodsMatthew B James P.E., Virginia Tech Matthew James is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from Virginia Tech in Civil Engineering.Dr. Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). Homero
University. He got his B.S. from Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in mechanical engineering in 1997, and M.S. from Shanghai Jiaotong University in computer engineering in 2001. His research areas include computer network, bin packing, and statistical data analysis.Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University Arun Srinivasa is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He earned a B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology in 1986 and a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley, 1991. His current areas of interest include plasticity of metals and polymers; thermomechanics of dissipative processes, dislocation dynamics, Cosserat continua, design and
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, “Assessing a Retention Program for Pre-Freshman Engineering Students,” CD-Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Expo, Honolulu HI. 6. F. Costanzo and G. L. Gray, “On the implementation of Interactive Dynamics,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2000, 385-393. 7. R. Moreno, “Decreasing Cognitive Load for Novice Students: Effects of Explanatory versus Corrective Feedback in Discovery-Based Multimedia,” Instructional Science 32: 99-113, 2004. 8. R. H. Hall, T. A. Philpot, D. B. Oglesby, R. E. Flori, N. Hubing, S. E. Watkins, and V. Yellamraju, “A Model for the Evaluation of Innovative Engineering Courseware: Engineering an
online and the in-person sections. The third research question descriptivelycompared the overall grades between the in-person and online sections for Fall and Winterquarter to assess how students performed in each course format.Results and AnalysisFigure 1 compares differences in student ratings of the importance of each course feature: (a)lecture videos/lecture attended in person, (b) lecture slides, (c) project related items, (d)quadcopter video tutorials, (e) weekly quizzes(online section only), (f) industry speakers, (g)homework assignments, (h) office hours, (i) lab sessions, and (j) Facebook forum discussion. InFigure 1, each bar represents the average score/mean of student ratings on a 1 to 5 scale. Errorbars represents the standard
soldering, we needed to use a lab room rather thanthe usual classroom. Such classroom change was announced in the previous class in person,posted on LMS, and via emails typically at the beginning of the week as a reminder.The instructor who showed up to the classroom might be one of the three instructors, but notnecessarily the home teacher all the time. The students did not need to change their plan when adifferent instructor showed up. The instructors just needed to explain how team-teaching worked.Given the limited room capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the students from each sessionwere partitioned into A and B groups. Depending on how much content needed to be delivered inperson, some classes were on the AB-Potion schedule, when A group
course is to provide detail as to what is involved in pursuing an engineeringeducation as well as the subsequent career. The target audience is secondary students that areconsidering engineering as a major and career as well as anyone in the advisory role of suchstudents such as school counselors, teachers, parents, family, or other influencers.Following is the high-level instructional design hourly layout for the course [1]: 1. Explore industry sectors, highlighting various majors involved in each. a. Link to many platforms with existing engaging multimedia products. b. Identify key common foundations for engineering roles. c. Spotlight specific engineering actions in each sector. d. Acquire or create media of
, developing, andmaintaining the online platform through which the Parsons Problems were offered to students.References[1] B. W. Char and T. T. Hewett, “A first year common course on computational problem solving and programming,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., 2014.[2] R. Bualuan, “Teaching computer programming skills to first-year engineering students using fun animation in Matlab,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., 2006.[3] D. Ronan and D. Cenk Erdil, “Impact on computing attitudes and career intentions in a rotation-based survey course,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., vol. 2020-June, 2020.[4] Code.org, CSTA, and ECEP Alliance, “2020 State of Computer Science Education: Illuminating Disparities,” 2020.[5
. Page 12.185.4 Figure 1 Calculus III Average Grades (A = 4, B = 3, etc.) 3.6 3.5 3.4 Average Grade 3.3 Class Average 3.2 Soph Average 3.1 FY Average 3 2.9
on tests, suggestions for improving their study habits, and suggestionsfor obtaining additional help.ResultsThe results are given in Table 2 in terms of final course grade broken down by differentcategories. The category is based on their first test score, and whether they completed the SEPor not. For comparison, the homework average is also given. The course is graded as A, B, C,and NC (no credit). TABLE 2. Results of Fall, 2010 SEP Program HW Course Grade Category No. Avg. Avg. A A- B+ B B- C+ C NC W Class 450 78.1 85.7 110 41 49 69 34 37 26
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. Page 25.170.9 Graphical Pre-Test Post-Test Items n % n % Δn Δ% Q5 C 28 56% 46 92% 18 36% Q8 A and 24 48% 43 86% 19 38% B 26 52% 44 88% 18 36% Q10 7 14% 22 44% 15 30% Table 4: Improvement on Graphical Interpretation Items.Questions Q5 C, and Q8 addressed interpreting information about velocity when given a positiongraph. Question Q10, on the other hand, involved interpreting position
) education. Afterpilot classes were developed, in 1998 the FC curriculum was implemented college-wide. In2003, the university adopted a track system with the FYE foundational courses separated intothree tracks: Track A (aerospace, agricultural, biomedical, civil, industrial, mechanical, andnuclear engineering), Track B (computer and electrical engineering), and Track C (chemical andpetroleum engineering). Track A was primarily project-based and used Mindstorms, Legos,magnetic balls, and beams to build structures. Track B focused on circuit design and computerprogramming. Only Track C maintained the FC curriculum until 2013. The target population ofthis study is first-time-in-college (FTIC) chemical or petroleum engineering students who startedin
only do we wish to boost usage, but we want to counteract the loss of studentswho leave during this important year. Bolstering usage must be a top priority so that morestudents can benefit and stay motivated to continue in engineering.SSC users pervasively demonstrated higher rates of retention. Figures 5 (a) and (b) show thecomparison of the retention of first and second-year students from 2009-2010 to Fall 2010between SSC users and the college non-user populations. For instance, 80% of first-year womenSSC users were retained to their second year, compared to 72% for all college first-year women,an 11% improvement. Here, the comparison is being made to the larger group that includes SSCusers and non-users together
a result of yourHigh School Science courses?1_________________2_________________3_________________4_________________5Very Well Prepared Not prepared3) Compared to other college-bound students in your high school’s advanced math and science courses,rate yourself on each of the following traits. Please give an accurate estimate of how you see yourself1_________________2_________________3_________________4_________________5Highest 10 % Average Lowest 10 % a) _______ Drive to achieve b) _______Leadership abilities c) _______Competitiveness d) _______Interpersonal skills e
should include low-impact materials, energy efficient systems, low cost process, and high quality and durability final products 1 2 3 4 5 Page 23.726.11Multiple Choice Questions1. If everyone in the world consumed like United States of America then the Ecological Footprint would be? (check one) a. About 4.5 planets b. About 2 planets c. About half of a planet d. About 1 planet2. Which reason to recycle is most important to me? (check all that apply) a. It reduces resources and energy use b. It saves money c. It is the
content was added for the following topics to support students as theydesigned their mechanical puzzles: (a) overview of 2D subtractive manufacturing processes, likelaser cutting, with tips for basic design elements; (b) introduction to part tolerancing practices;and (c) start-up guides and demonstrations of creating laser-cut designs for both recommended2D software packages (Inkscape and SolidWorks). Figure 1. Example student work from PBL#1: Product Design, which was a 6-week team-based project that involved physical prototyping of a multi-part mechanical product. (Left) from the F2F version of the course, a 3D sketch of an automaton. (Right) from the online version of the course, a laser-cut
every Spring semesterand 3 sections every Fall semester. In the old course (Spring semester), the number of facultyvaried from semester to semester, but was typically taught by 6 – 8 faculty members. In the newcourse, seven faculty members teach the course, one from each engineering department.Assessment The research questions to be assessed is: does the new format of the course lead to a)improved retention; b) better understanding of various engineering disciplines by the students;and c) better-informed decisions by the students if they choose to change their major? To date, assessment data is available for the Spring 2009 semester (last offering of the oldcourse) and the Fall 2009 semester (first offering of the new course
Appendix – “Introduction to Engineering” course outcomes1. Solve engineering problems using project-specific mathematics, engineering, and science concepts.2. Analyze, interpret and make decisions about quantitative data using basic concepts of descriptive statistics (mean, median, standard deviation, normal distributions, and mode) and measurement, including issues in: a. precision and accuracy; b. sample and population; c. error and uncertainty.3. Solve an open-ended design problem by: a. transforming an open-ended design problem into an answerable one; b. breaking down a complex design problem into sub-problems; c. determining assumptions involved in solving the design problem; d. determining resources that
requiredelements of mathematics for many core engineering courses7. In the Wright State Model,engineering students take this new engineering course, which is intended for calculus-readystudents, during their first semester. Then, they can take several engineering courses while theyconcurrently complete a traditional four-course mathematics sequence in calculus anddifferential equations. In its first iteration, over 80% of the students successfully completed thenew engineering course (earning a grade of ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’), compared with around 42% of thestudents who, based on performance in prior years, successfully completed the first-year calculussequence at Wright State7. At Boise State University, engineering faculty members created apreparatory
final report was based on Steffen Peuker and Raymond B. Landis’ “Design Your Process ofBecoming a World-Class Engineering Student” curriculum (Landis 2013, Peuker 2016). Thisreport was a compilation of the students’ previous writing assignments and newly writtenintroduction and conclusion sections. We gave the students the final project outline as well as areference table that showed the corresponding weekly assignment for each section (seeAppendix). This structure was copied from the Peuker and Landis curriculum and we presentedthis unique final project format to our students as a way to reinforce long-term goals (“Become aSuccessful Engineering Student”) and let them revisit their old work.3. ASSESSMENTOut instructional staff consisted of
? a) What amount of change (increase/decrease) after the first year is there in student's selecting a major (i.e. leaving first-year engineering) after the introduction of this module as compared to before indicating more informed decision making? b) What amount of change (increase/decrease) after two years is there in student's selection of a major (i.e. leaving first-year engineering) after the introduction of this module as compared to before indicating more informed decision making? 2. To what extent does retention increase/decrease within the STEM College and in engineering after introducing the informed decision making module? 3. To what extent have disciplines students are selecting
minors complementary to the major or participation in the Grand Challenge Scholar Program. Any faculty time not directly related to mentorship efforts is considered non-value-added. Examples include showing thestudents how to register for courses on Self Service, the course management system, orwhere to find the list of Humanities courses, a subset of which are graduation requirements.The overall duration and variance of advising sessions is reduced through two generalcategories of effort. The first focuses on value-added activities, with the goal of capturing thebest practices across the faculty. To demonstrate consider faculty members A and B whodiscuss the benefit of having a Mathematics minor with their advisees. Faculty member Aholds a
" Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, 2006.[36] M. Allen and A. Kelley, "Emphasizing teamwork and communication skills in introductory calculus courses," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, 2007: https://peer.asee.org/2166.[37] A. Bernal, J. J. Leader, and J. B. Ward, "Creating laboratories to aid student modeling ability in Calculus I," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018: https://peer.asee.org/30235.[38] J. D. Desjardins, E. Breazel, M. Reba, I. Viktorova, J. B. Matheny, and T. R. Khan
informed by a codebook developed specifically forcoding self-efficacy. The preliminary codebook is presented in Appendix A.Once first-level coding was completed, pattern coding was conducted to identify themes todescribe different ways each source of self-efficacy was experienced by the participants and howthe first-year engineering matriculation structure impacted that development. Each code wasexpanded to encapsulate the nuanced ways participants developed self-efficacy within the majorcategories of mastery, vicarious, social persuasions, and somatic and emotional state. The evolvedcodebook is presented in Appendix B. The results describe these codes in detail using illustrativequotations from the interviews.Results and DiscussionThe goal of
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analysis ofthe positive perceptions of scaffolding resulted in numerous themes with more frequency. Thethemes related to scaffolding are summarized in Figure 6. A complete list of the themesdeveloped from the second phase of coding and their descriptions can be found in Appendix B. Figure 6: Word cloud that visually represents the themes that emerged form students self-reported perceptions of the scaffolding structure of technical writing assignments.Figure 6 represents the themes in a word cloud. Codes used to inform each broader theme werecounted. The word cloud was created by associating the number of times that theme was presentin the qualitative data with the theme. The larger the word in the word cloud, the more
Paper ID #16190Enculturation of Diverse Students to the Engineering Practices through First-Year Engineering College ExperiencesDr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, taught at Northwestern for Fall 1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, Chicago State, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engineering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice
. Hagenberger, M, Engerer, B, & Tougaw, D (2006). Revision of a First-Semester Course to Focus on Fundamentals of Engineering. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. Chicago, IL.7. Huettel, L, Gustafson II, M, Nadeau, J, Schaad, D,, & Barger, M (2013). A Grand Challenge-based Framework for Contextual Learning in Engineering. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.8. Vasquez, H & Fuentes, A (2013). Integration of Sensors and Low-Cost Microcontrollers into the Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Design Sequence. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education