industry; and a critique of how focuson the social license to operate in the mining industry can hamper sustainable communitydevelopment efforts. Guest speakers came from industry, from consulting firms that focus oncommunity engagement, and from academia. For their final essays, students synthesized thesemester’s reading to critically analyze the potential for CSR to deliver shared social,environmental, and economic value to stakeholders. In groups, they gave presentations on thearticles, lead one class discussion, and created a stakeholder engagement plan for a real worldengineering project. The course focused primarily on the community engagement dimensions ofCSR, with gestures to the role played by engineers and engineering.Spring 2017
the professor either directly or indirectly by not completing the assignment.On one particular recent occasion, this method revealed that almost 14% of the students in myupper-level Computer Science class did not have the skills to write a relatively simple piece ofcode. Most of the students had a good reason for not having developed coding skills, and onceidentified, I could give those students the extra attention they needed since they also agreed thatthey had a deficiency. At this level, the three important steps are to 1) identify deficiencies, 2) havethe student agree to devote the time and effort required to overcome the deficiencies and 3) lay outa plan for the student's success.3 Another Experience: From Mathematics to Computer
their abilities in mathematics and/or science and they challengedthemselves by choosing to take advanced courses in their curricular plans (Martinez Ortiz et al.,2017).Intrinsic motivation is not the only correlation to self-determination. Self-determination alsocorrelates to educational phenomenon such as optional functioning, personality integration, socialdevelopment, internalization of extrinsic motivations and personal well-being (Reeve, Hamm, andNix, 2003; Deci & Ryan, 1985b, 1987, 1991, 2000; Deci, Vallerand, Pelletier, & Ryan, 1991;Grolnick & Ryan, 1987; Ryan & Deci, 2000; Sheldon & Kasser, 1998; Vallerand, Fortier, & Guay,1997).Self-Determination “is the ability to have choices and some degree of control over
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12Mining Engineering Advanced Mine Planning 9 53% 9 Senior Design 3 43% 3 87 84 68 151 53TOTAL STUDENTS GIVING INFORMED CONSENT & COMPLETING PRE & POST SURVEYS 443In this paper we focus our analysis on particular classes rather
other known ways”. “4. Performance prediction Engineers provide sufficiently accurate technical and commercial enterprise performance predictions creating enough confidence for investors to provide the resources needed to make new products or provide new services”. “5. Due diligence By systematically checking designs and plans beforehand, and monitoring technical work for compliance with standards and specifications, engineers reduce both the real and apparent risks for investors, increasing the perceived value of an enterprise”. “6. Community value creation Engineers help enterprises co-create value in their communities through ethical behaviour, improved safety, community capacity building, identifying and conserving resources, reducing or
each other’s design products and process, while attending to how well they areaddressing the community’s problem. We hope that as students participate in the feedbackprocess, they develop conceptions of feedback and its purpose in collaborative engineeringdesign. This paper focuses on student-to-student feedback during one of the new community-connected curriculum units for third grade.The situated learning perspective informed the instructional choices we made as researchers co-facilitating the unit. We were committed to providing opportunities for students to participatemeaningfully in the practices of engineering design. This commitment to meaningfulparticipation meant that when planning for student-to-student feedback, we wanted the
examined Fall 2018 late-semesterreflections (n=4 women, n=6 men) that asked students to respond to a prompt asking: An underlying theme of the Engineering Projects classes is the opportunity to broaden and develop your skillset in engineering design and communication. During your first reflections, you described a design skill that you would like to work on during this class, how you would develop that skill, and your experiences/plan to incorporate this skill in your product development. For this last reflection, please go back to your original reflections and write about your progress this semester. Think about your personal skill development in manufacturing, electronics, programming and/or
the research necessary to identify the need. Ideas must be pragmatic, unique, and have the opportunity to succeed in the market. You are encouraged to seek other opportunities for funding to support you in your efforts. Moreover, this project would be considered a success if a plan for mass production is prepared (or stated) by project completion. 2.5. Project EvaluationThough projects may be different in thrust and goals, all projects are required to follow asystematic process that is graded as such. The teams follow a systematic design process wherebythey develop requirements, generate concepts, perform concept analysis/justification, performexperiments/testing, and recommend a final solution. Two
Abadi, California State University, Sacramento Dr. Masoud Ghodrat Abadi is an assistant professor of transportation engineering in Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Abadi’s research interests lie in the areas of active transportation, traffic control, traffic safety, and engineering education. He teaches graduate and un- dergraduate classes covering topics such as: Traffic Engineering, Engineering Statistics, and Transporta- tion Planning. Dr. Abadi serves as a member of TRB Standing Committee on Transportation Education and Training (ABG20) and ITE Transportation Education Council.Dr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David Hurwitz is an Associate Professor of
resource allocation, workforce planning, and logistics and dis- tribution. She was awarded a B.S., M.Eng, and Ph.D. all in Industrial Engineering, from the University of Louisville, J.B. Speed School of Engineering. Her doctoral work focused on the development of the LoDI Index, which is released by the Logistics and Distribution Institute at the University of Louisville every month. The index is also featured in the FRED report and is utilized by various national corporations each month. Dr. Gerber is a member of Golden Key International Honours Society, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the UofL student chapter of IISE.Dr
, toincrease consumer engagement and motivation, tackling the tasks that computers find difficult andhard to plan and predict. Gamified elements in this research were points and leaderboards. Resultsshowed that the test participants found the interface interesting and easy to use. To increase therecycling rates, Berengueres et al. (2013) introduced a recycle emoticon bin which usesgamification elements to motivate participants. Rewarding gamified elements used in this projectincluded: emoticons and sounds; when users dropped PET bottles in the bin, they heard a coinsound and a happy face on the screen for one second. Research results showed that by using thegamification elements, collection rates increased by three times and users preferred to be
Dewey, Stanford University,” 24-Oct-2018.[20] L. Vygotsky, “Thought and word,” in Thinking and Speech, vol. 1, 1934.[21] J. Lave and E. Wenger, Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation, 1st edition. Cambridge England ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991.[22] S. K. Gilmartin et al., “Designing a Longitudinal Study of Engineering Students’ Innovation and Engineering Interests and Plans: The Engineering Majors Survey Project. EMS 1.0 and 2.0 Technical Report.,” Stanford University Designing Education Lab, Stanford, CA, Technical Report
, and encouraging internal motivation20. As wasshown in the cluster analysis, students from each cluster could demonstrate adaptive HSBs, andcases of adaptive HSBs were found involving each of the nine resources included in the analysis.Motivating students to make the best use of their study time through adaptive help seeking hasthe potential to positively impact student performance21, while still allowing students thefreedom to study according to their personal preferences. Our next steps in planning the future ofFreeform will draw on previous HSB publications in the Blended Learning space24,39,40 as weexplore how to facilitate a more positive and adaptive learning experience. Finally, in addition to enjoying the sheer number of resources
justification, euphemistic labeling, advantageous comparison,displacement of responsibility, diffusion of responsibility, distortion of consequences, attributionof blame, and dehumanization.57 Students were asked to respond to these items (e.g., “It is alrightto protect your friends” as an example of an item measuring moral justification) using a five-point Likert scale ranging from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree.”Experiences and Demographics: Seventeen experiences were listed, with respondents asked toacknowledge participation within the last five years, as well as their plans to participate in thefuture. These items were used in stratification of participants for interviews as well as items offurther probing during the interviews themselves
local context andbalanced out reflectively against competing needs for fairness and community autonomy. Usingthe four principles of common morality then as a shared point of reference will allow a broadrange of participants in the conversation to engage more fully and contribute together to thecritical process of specification.The primary goal of a common morality approach like Reflexive Principlism, “to promotehuman flourishing by counteracting conditions that cause the quality of people’s lives toworsen,” 27 aligns well with several statements of the goals and practice of the profession ofengineering (e.g., “Engineering is the creative application of scientific principles used to plan,build, direct, guide, manage, or work on systems to
DTRA Grant HDTRA1-11-1-0016, DTRACNIMS Contract HDTRA1-11-D-0016-0001, and NSF NetSE Grant CNS-1011769.References [1] W. K. LeBold, R. Delauretis, and K. D. Shell. The purdue interest questionnaire: An interest inventory to assist engineer students in planning their career. annual Frontiers in Education Conference, 1977. [2] John P. Bean. Dropouts and turnover: The synthesis and test of a causal model of student attrition. Research in higher education, 12(2):155–187, 1980. [3] James A. Beane and Richard P. Lipka. Self-concept, self-esteem, and the curriculum. Columbia University, Teachers College, 1986. [4] Malene Rode Larsen, Hanna Bjornoy Sommersel, and Michael Søgaard Larsen. Evidence on Dropout Phenomena at Universities
. Perspective Taking: the skill of investigating and understanding other people’s values, interests, and needs. 2. Constructive Negotiation Approach: the promotion of a win-win negotiation method so that all members benefit from an agreement.Task Focus Subscales 1. Task Analysis: the examination of problems, opportunities, and task solutions. 2. Task Implementation: the competent execution of a plan with appropriate strategic adjustments along the way.Interpersonal Focus Subscales 1. Positive Group Affiliation: the promotion of mutual acceptance and personal rapport among members, with the aim of fostering a
includes 4 phases: orienting, planning, executing, andchecking. The final round of coding collapsed these codes into the 5 Step Problem SolvingMethod similar to the MPSF but more consistent with the expert heat transfer solutions.However, the orienting category was maintained since it did not overlap with the 5 step method. 4ResultsUnexpected Theme: Professor Beliefs about Problem SolvingWhile solving these problems, many of the experts revealed their beliefs about what types ofproblems are developmentally appropriate for students. The experts were not prompted for thisinformation in either the think-aloud instructions or the subsequent structured interview.Unprompted, most of the experts freely
. Identifying the challenges that students face in multidisciplinary environment willlead to the discussion on how to tackle these challenges.The results for this study help course coordinators to plan accordingly for student teamformation, project matching and creating an environment of support. Providing workshops andsupport from the faculty to guide students through this journey, peer evaluation on top of clients’evaluation and supervisors’ evaluation, and constructive feedback are examples of further actionsto be taken.Having in place a system for peer evaluation and self-evaluation to give feedback to students andsupervisors will prevent low psychological safety of the team that inhibits innovative behaviors.There are tremendous opportunities for
and demographicvariables were also independent predictors of a student’s approach to learning. And thus, theirresearch indicates that course experience causes a student’s approach to learning. The authorsalso found that as far as subgroups of students, there were differences between students who didnot intend to continue psychology studies as compared to the rest of the students. Those whointended to continue their studies in psychology had more favorable course experiences andapproaches to learning and higher efforts and performed better on the exam as opposed to thosewho do not plan to continue their studies in psychology. Even though their mean high schoolgrade point average was similar to those who did not intend to continue their studies
often preface his response witha winking admonishment, “that’s way beyond the scope of the class!,” he nevertheless foundhimself spending significant portions of class time answering such questions thoroughly.Given the nature of the questions (as beyond the scope of the class) only a small portion of theclass understood the content of these questions and answers. Thus this question and answersession functioned as projection of ability: students noticed who had the ability to play the gamein asking this sort of question. Instead, for the programming beginners like Becca, it was aperiod of confusion and a reminder of just how far behind they were.This lecture discourse pattern also meant less class time for the planned basic content, an
: Designing an institutional change plan using local evidence. Journal of Engineering Education, 103(2): 331–361, April 2014. doi: 10.1002/jee.20042.[17] Michael J. Prince. Does active learning work? a review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93: 223–231, 2004.[18] Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, 111(23):8410–8415, May 2014. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1319030111.Appendix: Full text of survey promptsThe following tables list the abbreviated versions and the full text prompts for
.79 – .88 9 .96Creative Thinking Self-Efficacy Pre-Test 1199 5.81 2.23 .70 – .84 12 .96 Post-Test 471 6.34 2.36 .77 – .91 12 .98In anticipation of the statistical analyses planned (correlation and t tests) these data screeningprocedures helped ensure that statistical assumptions were met and conclusions drawn might beaccurate. Ensuing hypotheses were tested using a significance level of α = 0.05 and are reportedwith effect sizes (Cohen’s d).Relationship Between Engineering Design Self-Efficacy and Creative Thinking Self-EfficacyAs previously stated, we hypothesized that design self-efficacy and creative thinking