education assessment, reform, and educational psychology.Matthew N VanKouwenberg, Drexel University Matthew N VanKouwenberg is a Master Teacher with Drexel’s DragonsTeach program. He has helped students develop methods for cleaning water and sustainably generating electricity and heat locally and around the world through programs including Engineers Without Borders. He has also led and assisted in teacher professional development efforts centered upon authentic projects for USAID and the US govern- ment in Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America.Prof. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role
Paper ID #24482Full Paper: A First-Year Computer Engineering Lab Project—Driving anLCD with an FPGA Embedded ProcessorDr. Rod B. Foist, California Baptist University Rod Foist Professor (and IEEE student club advisor), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gordon & Jill Bourns College of Engineering, California Baptist University, rfoist@calbaptist.eduDr. Xuping Xu, California Baptist University Dr. Xuping Xu is currently professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cal- ifornia Baptist University. He received B.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and applied mathematics from Shanghai Jiao Tong
Paper ID #24429Fundamentals of Engineering Design for Chemical Engineering 1st Year Un-dergraduatesDr. Irina Molodetsky, New Jersey Institute of Technology Irina Molodetsky, PhD, joined Otto H.York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the summer of 2017 as a Senior University Lecturer, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before NJIT, she was Principal Materials Scientist at Princeton Technology Center, Schlumberger. She received her BS, MS in Physics from Odessa State University, Ukraine and PhD from Princeton University. She was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Pennsylvania (Materials Science
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Electretthat flipped classrooms are particularly effective at teaching Microphonestudents the fundamentals of engineering design [13]-[14].Electrical and computer engineering topics, in particular,have been shown to be prime candidates for the introductionof flipped classroom methods [15]. A B C D E IMPLEMENTATION Input Microphone Audio Input Output
, Washington, DC: National Academies Press.[6] Virguez, L., Reid, K., Knott, T. (2016). Analyzing Changes in Motivational Constructs for First-Year Engineering Students during the Revision of a first-Year Curriculum. ASEE National Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA.[7] Kumar, S. & Hsiao, J.K. (2007). Engineers Learn “Soft Skills the Hard Way”: Planting a Seed of Leadership in Engineering Classes. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 7(1), 18-23.[8] Riggs, J. B. (2016). Freshman Engineering: Current Status and Potential for the Future. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA.[9] Chapman, E. A., Wultsch, E. M., DeWaters, J., Moosbrugger, J. C., Turner, P. R., Ramsdell, M. W., & Jaspersohn, R. P. (2015
muscle force. The tab applies the reaction force to keep theas lifting and moving objects. The positions and angles of arm stationary when loaded.joints and end-points are found using direct and inversekinematics, which often requires the application of the law ofsine and cosine. FIGURE 1 EXAMPLES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL FORCE VECTORSTwo-link arm apparatusA human arm and bicep muscle model is used to demonstrate (a) (b)the application of vectors in engineering and applications of FIGURE 3the law of sine and cosine to find muscle length, muscle (A) TWO-LINK ARM APPARATUS (B) WEIGHTSattachment angle, and end position distance
Recommendations,” Perspect. Psychol. Sci., vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 721–726, 2015.[5] ABET, “Accreditation Changes | ABET,” 2018. .[6] B. O’Reilly, “Alan Alda Promotes Improv As Means To Better Science Communication,” The East Hampton Press & Southhampton Press, 2016. [Online]. Available: http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/East-End/481096/Alan-Alda-Promotes-Improv-As- Means-To-Better-Science-Communication. [Accessed: 01-Dec-2016].[7] R. Bernstein, “Communication: spontaneous scientists,” Nature, vol. 505, no. 7481, pp. 121– 123, 2014.[8] P. Agre, “Toward a critical technical practice: Lessons learned in trying to reform AI,” Soc. Sci. Tech. Syst. Coop. Work Gt. Divide Erlbaum, 1997.[9] M. Ratto, “Critical making: Conceptual and
- based Racecar for First-Year Engineering Technology Students", Averages (5,4); Standard deviations (0.81, 0.72) Proceedings of 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2. The project assignments enhanced my Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2014. communication skills: Averages (4,4); Standard [8] Terranova, B., Khuon, L., and Fontecchio, A., "Makerspaces First: A deviations (0.99,0.62) First-Year Engineering Program in an Academic Makerspace", 3. Technology was used to enhance my learning: Proceedings of 2017 International Symposium on
Paper ID #24439Workshop: Problem Definition and Concept Ideation, An active-learning ap-proach in a multi-disciplinary settingProf. Robert Gettens, Western New England University Rob Gettens is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the First Year Engineering Program at Western New England University.Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University Professor of Marketing in the College of Business 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Workshop: Problem Definition and Concept Ideation, an active-learning
Education, vol. 99, no. 3, p. 185-207, 2010. [2] Estrada, M., et al., “Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM”, CBE Life Sciences Education, Vol.15, No. 3, 2016, pp. es5. [3] Marra, R., Rodgers, K.A., Shen, D. and Bogue, B., “Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A
in their first semester atWMU by ACT or SAT math sub-scores are admitted into CEAS Exploratory (EXEP). In EXEP,students must achieve a grade of B or better in Algebra II in no more than two attempts beforethey can advance. When the EXEP students pass Algebra II with a grade B or higher, they areplaced in Pre-Engineering, Pre-Engineering Technology, or Computer Science. The Pre-Engineering and Pre-Engineering Technology curricula consist of a set of courses in the firstthree semesters of a CEAS curriculum. Students who complete the pre-programs with a grade ofC or higher in all the courses can apply and be admitted into the professional programs. Thereare no established enrollment limits for admission to the CEAS professional programs.EXEP
meaningful project skills andlearning which might be significant when considering the lower amount of effort required.References1. Gelmon, S. B. (2001). Assessing service-learning and civic engagement: Principles and techniques. Campus Compact, Brown University.2. Lima, M., Oakes, W. C., & Gruender, J. L. (2006). Service-learning: Engineering in your community. Wildwood, MO: Great Lakes Press.3. Ropers-Huilman, B., Carwile, L., & Lima, M. (2005). Service-learning in engineering: A valuable pedagogy for meeting learning objectives. European Journal of Engineering Education, 30(2), 155-165.4. Coyle, E. J., Jamieson, L. H., & Sommers, L. S. (1997). EPICS: A model for integrating service-learning into the engineering curriculum
”. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 39(4), pp. 527-538, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.39.4.527[10] Honken, N., Ralston, P. A. S, & Tretter, T. “Step-outs to Stars: Engineering Retention Framework”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, New Orleans. June, 2016.[11] Goodman, I., Cunningham, C., Lachapelle, C., Thompson, M., Bittinger, K., Brennan, R., & Delci, M. “Final report of the women’s experiences in college engineering (WECE) project”. Cambridge, MA: Goodman Research Group, Inc., 2002.[12] Flake, J. K., Barron, K. E., Hulleman, C., McCoach, B. D., & Welsh, M. E. Measuring cost: The forgotten component of expectancy-value theory
all new engineering students. Thecourse instructor of the first-year “Simple Robotics” course, one of the design-based coursesoffered for the entering freshman across engineering disciplines, structured the course consistingof a series of small-group projects throughout the semester with the goal of emphasizing abreadth of key technical and non-technical engineering areas. The open-ended design projectsleveraged the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robotics toolset as the hardware and the LabVIEWGraphical Programming Environment as the software. As a means of a) facilitating students intheir reflection process and b) capturing research data on the evolution of student reflections overthe course of a semester, the instructor administered a non-graded, open
Growth Pains of A Summer-Bridge Program Stephen Roberts, University of Florida, srobe@eng.ufl.eduAbstractSince 1993, the University of Florida's Herbert Wertheim’s College of Engineering has conducteda first-year bridge program for underrepresented students entering the college. The program,entitled the Successful Transition through Enhanced Preparation for Undergraduate Program(STEPUP), consists of two major components which take place during the students' first academicyear; a six-week summer residential program and an eight-month, non-residential program. Theresidential component of the program is the most rigorous and intensive and was developed toaddress
Paper ID #24483Full Paper: A First-Year Electronics Lab Project—Design of Basic Voltmeterplus Soldering TutorialDr. Rod Blaine Foist, California Baptist University Rod Foist Professor (and IEEE student club advisor), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gordon & Jill Bourns College of Engineering, California Baptist University, rfoist@calbaptist.eduDr. Xuping Xu, California Baptist University Dr. Xuping Xu is currently professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California Baptist University. He received B.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and applied math- ematics from Shanghai
Paper ID #24448GIFTS – Getting Students to Make Fact-Based Presentations in a First YearEngineering CourseDr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar works as Asst. Dean in the Office of the Dean, Newark College of Engineering, NJIT, Newark, NJ. He has taught several engineering courses primarily in the first year engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering departments and won multiple awards for excellence in instruc- tion. He also has worked on several programs and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students
Paper ID #24488GIFTS: Preparing First Year Engineering Students for a Career where Com-munication Skills Matter!Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University Dr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame is an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University. As part of her First Year Faculty appointment she teaches freshman engineering courses as well as undergraduate civil engineering courses.Dr. Leila Keyvani Someh, Northeastern University Dr. Keyvani is an assistant teaching professor in the First year engineering program. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 GIFTS: Preparing First Year
Paper ID #24490Full Paper The Career Identity Program: Creating a Personalized Academic-to-Career Plan for First-Year Engineering StudentsMr. Chester Levern Miller Jr, North Carolina State University Chester Miller currently serves as the Director of Living and Learning Initiatives at North Carolina State University with oversight of 16 living-learning communities serving approximately 2900 students. Chester has a strong blend of engineering, higher education knowledge and experience. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University and an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engi- neering from
Paper ID #24420Improve Recruitment and Retention Based on Student InterestsMrs. Katie Loughmiller, Kansas State University Katie Loughmiller is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science at Kansas State University holding the Martin K. Eby Distinguished Professorship. Her specific areas of interest include construction scheduling, construction finance, and retention and recruitment in STEM fields. Katie Loughmiller received her Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Science in Management from Kansas State University. As a professional, she worked as a Project Engineer and Project
Paper ID #24424Workshop: Taking it to the Next Level...Game-Based Learning in Engineer-ing EducationDr. Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning
LMS and students responded. Then the teaching team replied to students on theboard or summarized the postings in class after the topic had passed. Instructor B discussed thetopic in class before the discussion board posted on the LMS and then the instructor replied tovarious student posts on various topics throughout the semester. Many of the topics were thesame between each instructor, however each instructor could modify content or add new topics.Student Perception Data AnalysisThe last discussion post for each class asked the students to identify the discussion board topicthat interested them the most, the topic that gave them a new perspective, and the topic thathelped them the most. Then the students were asked to rate the discussion
activities are focused more on experimental observationand data collection than on the critical evaluation of the design process and rigorousmathematical analysis.2. ECE laboratory activities with TIES to STEMThe TIES to STEM are identified in the ECE laboratory session titled “ASSEMBLE ANDTEST THE TIMER AND LOGIC CIRCUITS.” The specific objectives of the laboratorysession are (a) assemble and test a timer circuit using a transistor and a relay to control alight emitting diode (LED) (b) assemble and test logic gates using switches and LEDs.Teach and InspireThe students are provided with the laboratory write-up at least one week in advance of thelaboratory session. The write-up describes the procedure to assemble and test the timercircuit and each of
,electrical, environmental, biomedical, and industrialengineering) teams comprising typically between 5-6members. Once the teams are formed, they will spend thenext 6 weeks developing their proposal. Along the way, (a) (b)multiple interim progress reports are submitted andevaluated. At the end of 6 weeks, the stakeholders are Figure 1: Construction phase of the solar food dehydrator:invited to class to score the competing designs. Each team (a) box-frame with ventilation doors and food tray rails, (b)makes a presentation and each team member has a food tray prior to installation of a mesh screen.presentation role. At the end of the competition designphase, the
math courses. Type Interval As for persistence, there are many overlapping groups. 1201 3.70 1.02 (3.55, 3.84) C 1111 3.92 0.99 (3.85, 3.99) A The distinction that is interesting in question 8 (not 8 considering other majors) is that GNEG 1111 & 1301H can 1111H 3.67 1.04 (3.57, 3.77) B C 1301H 3.93 1.01 (3.75, 4.11) A B C be distinguished as higher than GNEG 1201 & 1111H. There 1201 1.57 0.74 (1.46, 1.68) A B is an
understanding between differentengineering majors. Within the Freshmen Course, this assignment is used in conjunction to theintroductory webbook chapters explaining the essence of engineering and introducing thedifferent disciplines. Since this assignment is an exploration of different disciplines, students’majors do not have to be aligned with the discipline they are researching. For Rowan University,Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, and Biomedical Engineering are the disciplines that areused for students to research. For this assignment students are expected to cover the following: 1. Origins of engineering discipline a. When and where did discipline start? b. Who are considered founders? i. What was their
-efficacy, post-assessment self-efficacy, and Figure 1: Demographics of participatingperceived change in self-efficacy. Based on the students with respect to (A) age, (B)pre and post measures, a computed change in self- gender, and (C) race/ethnicity.efficacy can be resolved. Further, a measure ofinitial overconfidence (assessed retrospectively) can be computed by taking the differencebetween the perceived and computed changes in self-efficacy. In essences, this measures thedegree to which the initial confidence measure is inflated by assuming that the post-assessmentself-efficacy is a better assessment of self-efficacy grounded in a recent experiential applicationof relevant skills. In a related fashion, the pre-assessment self
exposing the freshmen to thevalues of Purpose, Responsibility, Individuality, Determination and Excellence, this non-pedagogical approach of teaching through Reverse Engineering indeed breeds PRIDE* in ourfreshmen students!_________________________References:[1] Cero Parametric 4.0, Pro/Engineer, and Wildfire are the trademarks of Parametric Technology Corp., MA, USA.[2] Quotes: Julius Caesar, 52 B. C.; Dave Ramsey; Walt Disney; Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Play writer, Spain;Abraham Lincoln; GD Naidu, Industrialist, India; and Michelangelo[3] http://chillingeffects.org/reverse/[4] Corrina Wu, “Some Disassembly Required,” ASEE PRISM, October 2008.[5] Kwabena A. Narh et al, “Innovations in Freshman Mechanical Engineering Curriculum at New Jersey
latest products and saythey do admire ‘beautiful’ objects. We did not explore their understanding of the term beautifulin this context.In looking at student comments about the two videos from 2017 and 2018 it may be possible todiscern a generational shift whereby some of the basic premises about allocation of resources andequity are already deeply embedded in young adults [Appendix B]. This is true even as thesesame students show evidence for strongly held pro-business beliefs, what might be characterizedas “libertarian” views. [Appendix C]. Thus, there may be little advantage to presentinginformation about things students have already accepted and it might be more useful to expandupon other ideas and generate a next level of questions in the