students submitting a research project. The topics were varied(everything from lesson plans to ethnographies to more personal responses), but each addressedpractical classroom uses and issues. Social Media for K-12 Teachers addresses Practices 1, 2 and7 of the Wyoming Computer Science Content Standards (2019).CODING IS THE NEW COAL 10Application Development COSC 2002, Application Development, focused on creating computer-centered lessonplans for immediate classroom use. The course consisted of three modules. In the first module,the programming language EXCEL was used to illustrate the values of an object-orientedprogramming language. EXCEL can be used to introduce
background in computer andinformation systems. This unique program would provide a good base for an academic programthat addresses the Cybersecurity problem. This paper will present a project, which will designand implement a cybersecurity degree option in its CST program for students who wish toconcentrateand develop strong skills in cybercrime detection, disruption and defenses. This paperwill discuss the Curriculum grid showing the educational goals and the requirements for abaccalaureate (BS) degree in Cybersecurity designed and published in the University catalogue.This curriculum will include both currently existing courses (including hardware courses) andthe newly developed courses. The development of Cybersecurity program is funded by
struc- tural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction. Research interests include the cost of sustainable construction to owners and engineering education.Dr. Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Sandeep Langar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Science in College of Architecture, Construction, and Planning at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. He is also a licensed architect in India. Dr. Langar has authored multiple publications
necessary for one’s life to gowell. While there may be disagreement on what those precise conditions are, some basicmaterial needs can surely be agreed upon by all, including food, shelter, clean water, clothes, andhealthcare. In the United States, all these material needs cost money. Hence, to have loweconomic welfare is to be unable to afford the basic material goods that are necessary to haveone’s life go well.With this understanding of welfare, it is now possible to see how holding safety paramount canconflict with holding welfare paramount. To hold safety paramount can come at a substantialcost. If the cost of an engineering project that holds safety paramount is so high that it affects theclient’s economic welfare, then it is indeed not
[6]. In order for future engineers to produce efficientfunctional texts, they must acquire specific features of academic training in their undergraduateeducation that mirrors the demands of professional engineering career paths [7]. Research alsoproposes that students are lacking in projects that enhance their communication and teamworkskills [8]. This highlights the importance of the role of engineering educators as they are requiredto make careful selections of teaching material that both develops the student’s general writingskills and provides students with relevant practical experience in project-based learning andopportunities to work and write together as a team.The Technical Writing and Experimental Design course at the University of
second one, “Challenge Activity (CA)” is due a week after covering thecontent of each chapter in class by the faculty. These tools are being assessed in this paper due toour recent use of this curriculum. Further studies of other platforms and learning outcomes maybe looked at in further research on this topic.This paper also provides an assessment of students’ performance on quizzes, exams, homework(PAs and CAs), and projects for the sections of the course taught in Fall 2020, compared toprevious semesters where students were taught using a traditional textbook. The students haveopportunities to do in-class work with the professors’ accessibility during all teaching sessionsand office hours. Therefore, the factor we are focusing on is the
the goals of the project, I suspect that thedeans—and perhaps the programs included in the study—are more committed to diversity andinclusion than is typical in other engineering programs. As a result, the patterns of disadvantagedocumented here may be conservative estimates of the patterns in engineering education morebroadly.The ASEE-DIS asked students a range of questions about their experiences with engineeringpeers and professors, their thoughts about the engineering profession, and their future careerplans. The school-specific sample sizes ranged from 82 students (school 101) to 909 students (inschool 109). Response rates range from 4-45%, with an average response rate of 16.5%. 5Although 2,575 students began the survey, I use only the
Paper ID #32316Exploring a New Mentorship Model: From One-on-One to Flash MentoringDr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego Marissa Forbes, PhD is a Research Associate in the University of San Diego Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, where she works on the Engineering Exchange for Social Justice (ExSJ). Her research ar- eas include broadening participation in engineering education, engineering for social and eco-justice, and water justice. Dr. Forbes earned her MS and PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Civil (envi- ronmental) Engineering. She previously served as the project manager and lead editor of
follow the K-12 engineering education principles byutilizing the project-based learning (PBL) approach. The PBL is introduced by Kilpartick andthis method is used in education by Dewey. This method is based on designing or creatingproduct, solving problem, investigating, and developing an answer (J Dewey, 1980; J Dewey,2008; Kilpatrick, 1918). The PBL approach improves group work skills and collaboration whilekeeping students more engaged in learning by keeping them motivated as the key element of thisstrategy (Harun, Yusof, Jamaludin, & Hassan, 2012; Huang, 2010). The fundamental norms of agroup of students working together are communication and collaboration skills as well as anintrinsic motivation to become an effective group (Blumenfeld
been awarded after a probationary period of five or six yearsand announced simply by a letter in the mail. However, since faculty abilities and interests varywidely, it was not uncommon for some faculty who were moderately or heavily involved inteaching to also produce some significant research results. Natural curiosity, student interests,capstone projects, or monetary necessity might have been the driving motivations. Many facultymembers and administrators at such institutions were aware of the advantages of producingresearch results simply by observing the work of their peers at larger, research-orienteduniversities. As the years went by, the standards of these institutions were admired andgradually were put in place, at least partially, at
problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills that will servethem throughout their careers. To this end, there are five stated outcomes pertaining to thisobjective that can be tied to hands-on experimental education (CEE 2008): The ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in their chosen fields within civil engineering. The ability to design and conduct experiments, and to analyze and interpret experimental results. The ability to work as members of multidisciplinary project and/or research teams, and have an understanding of leadership in teams and organizations. The ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. The ability to communicate
obtain these properties and, commonly used standards and specifications for metals in construction industry. Two laboratory sessions are conducted in this block; experiments include tensile testing of various metals, hardness measurements and toughness testing. (3) Aggregates (3 Lectures): This block briefly discusses geological aspects associated with mineral aggregates followed by extraction and manufacture. Physical properties and size distributions (gradations) are discussed along with requirements for various construction materials and projects. This block also consists of two laboratory sessions that involve measurements of specific gravities, relative densities, void content, absorptivity, and
, Texas A&M University. Dr. Tsvetkov’s research program is focused on novel energy systems meeting global growing needs in sustainable resources. The project portfolio includes direct energy conversion, waste minimization efforts, novel reactor designs, instrumentation efforts, and data science and engineering for a broad range of applications targeting optimized designs and performance. He published over 300 papers in peer journals, conference proceedings and reports as well as served as an editor and major contributor for 14 books on energy, environment and nuclear energy.Dr. Yuguo Tao, Georgia Institute of Technology Yuguo Tao received B.S. and M.S. from Tianjin University in China, and PhD from University of
course is a critical component in the undergraduate computer scienceand engineering curriculum. In an era of mobile and ubiquitous computing, almost everyembedded device can connect online to make full use of its potentials and accommodate taskneeds. Hence, a good understanding of computer networking opens doors for many high-techjobs for computer science and engineering majors. Traditionally, computer networking coursesutilize switches and routers in the laboratory environment to give students hands-on projects toenhance their learning experience. However, due to the pandemic situation, many institutionshave switched to online learning. The computer networking class is not allowed to access thephysical networking equipment in the laboratories
Paper ID #32543Academic Success and Retention of Underprepared StudentsDr. Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. While her doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst
Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The
writing should be observed in these courses if the scaffolding plan is successful.Figure 1. A visualization of where memo assignments occur in the ME curriculum. Solid boxes represent courses with significant instruction given; shaded boxes represent courses with a memo assignment but no significant instruction. The solid red lines show the prerequisite chain that orders the three courses most involved in the scaffolding planIn the first course, the instructor discusses an annotated exemplar memo that students mimic asthey report on their own team’s minor design project. In the second course, students receiveinstruction on the mechanics of good memos (strong first sentences, how to present figures,making observations
strategies that two graduate teaching assistants and threeundergraduate course assistants used to intervene in the groups’ work during four collaborativeproblem solving undergraduate engineering discussion sections. It also investigates how thesestrategies influenced the quality of students’ interactions in the groups. This study set out toanswer the following research questions:1) What were the strategies that the TAs and CAs used to intervene with the groups’ work?2) What was impact of these strategies on the quality of students’ interactions in the groups?MethodsDesign A qualitative exploratory design is used in this study [14], which is a part of a multi-yeardesign-based implementation project [15] that aims to develop tools to support
the need for more workin this area. Given this problem, this project builds on this need by focusing on Black womenengineering faculty-- a group that is one of the least represented among their colleagues. Theirunderrepresentation is partly explained by idiosyncrasies in their experiences that lead to varyingcareer outcomes; existing literature highlights four salient factors. Using Messick’s theory ofinstrument development as a methodological framework, the long-term goal of this study is to developthe Faculty Experiences & Outcomes Multidimensional Scale (FEOMS)-- a valid and reliableinstrument that examines the influence of mentoring, organizational climate, incivility, andperceptions of role expectations on career outcomes and jobs
My name is Berrak Seren Tekalp, I am from Turkey, and I am a junior in Industrial Engineering at Quin- nipiac University. I have a mathematics and a general business minor. Beginning in my sophomore year, I’ve done many academic types of research with my professors. In these projects, I have used advanced features within the IBM SPSS Statistics and Excel programs. I am a hard and reliable worker. I have been able to expand my communication skills, and through my time as an active member of multiple student organizations and engineering groups at Quinnipiac. I’ve led numerous meetings and club projects. I am comfortable with working in teams. American c
possesses 28 years of consulting experience in the area of building structural design. In 2016 he was the recipient of the University of Delaware Excellence in Teaching Award.Dr. Kevin R Guidry Kevin R. Guidry is the Associate Director for Educational Assessment at the University of Delaware Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning. He works with faculty on exploring new pedagogies and improving existing teaching practices to enhance student learning. Guidry specializes in assessment of student learning and survey methodology having worked on teaching, learning, and assessment research and practice at levels ranging from individual courses to projects spanning hundreds of colleges and universities
number of exam items. Competency No. of Items Proportion Professional Drafting Practices in the Workplace-Communications 20 5.00% Drafting Equipment-Media-Reproduction 25 6.25% Architectural Sketching-Orthographic Projection 15 3.75% Lines-Lettering-General Terminology 10 2.50% Mathematics and Geometry 15 3.75% Architectural Products-Styles-History-Identification and Terminology 25 6.25% Site Layout-Identifications and Terminology
Superior Technico, Lisbon, Portugal (2011-2013). He also worked as a Lecturer in the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineer- ing, Prime University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 2014 to 2015. He is a member of the IEEE, ASEE, and IEEE Power Electronics Society.Dr. Rajab Challoo, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Rajab Challoo received his B.S. (1983), M.S. (1985), and Ph.D. (1989) in Electrical Engineering from the Wichita State University, USA. He is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. His research interest includes control systems, robotics and smart grid. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas. He has been involved in several research projects funded by
study, we compare narratives shared by 36 potential role models and 29 mentorsin STEM and how those narratives might differentially impact the viewer based on their identity-based and culturally-situated themes. Our results suggest that, despite the many contextualdifferences (e.g., age, point in professional career, race, ethnicity, etc.), role models and mentorsshare many of the same kinds of narratives around their values and aspirations. However, theapparent differences are often identity-relevant, and the role models’ narratives generated deepemotional responses in the researchers as viewers. Future work will explore students as viewersbased on these results.IntroductionThis work-in-progress study is part of a larger project to facilitate
middle school students; Liaison, StepUP Imitative, coordinate Northeast- ern University’s involvement with the StepUP initiative, a partnership effort between five universities and eleven Boston Public Schools; Project Director, IMPACT New England: A Regional Curriculum Imple- mentation Effort, coordinated program development and implementation; Seminar Leader, Northeastern University School of Education, facilitated a group of students participating in the Introduction to Educa- tion course; Project Support Liaison, Teacher Innovation program, provided support to teachers/schools in the development and implementation of Teacher Innovation Programs (TIP), provided technical assistance to teachers through the proposal
on STEM-related projects. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Mathematical software and programming preparation of undergraduate engineering students in mathematics coursesIntroductionThis paper is reporting on work in progress investigating the perceived and actual contributionsmathematics and engineering departments make to the software and programming preparation ofundergraduate engineering students. Engineering students often must depend on multipledepartments within a university for the various components of their degree program, includingnot only the department housing their core engineering courses, but also the
Demographics and Career Perceptions of Manufacturing (Work in Progress) Introduction While manufacturing continues to be considered the backbone of economic growth in theUnited States (Nadine & Gielczyk, 2018), manufacturers continue to express concerns related tothe availability of a skilled workforce to fill the projected workforce demands—3.5 millionavailable manufacturing jobs by the year 2025 (The Manufacturing Institute & Deloitte, 2015).The 2018 report by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute revealed that manufacturingexecutives believe there to be three main factors contributing to this concern: (1) the retirementof the baby boomer population, (2) the shifting
teamwork behaviors, the integration and implementation of team-based assignments and projects into STEM course designs and using mixed-method, especially natural language processing to student written research data, such as peer-to-peer comments. Siqing also works as the technical support manager at CATME research group.Mr. Rui Wang, Purdue University Rui Wang is an undergraduate student at School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue Uni- versity. His research interests include interpretable machine learning, robust computer vision and natural language processing.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Code + Chords: Targeting Self-Efficacy in Music Technology (Work in Progress)AbstractPrimary school students can benefit from feeling capable and confident that they could succeed incomputer engineering. This study used music and creation-based learning in exploration of the computerprogram Code + Chords to help achieve that goal. Code + Chords is a customizable music visualizationsoftware that responds to the pitch and amplitude of a person’s voice, giving users the interdisciplinaryexperience of working with coding, music, and technology. This research project was based on thequestion, “To what extent may self
the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada in 2013. He was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Davis Millimeter- Wave Research Center (DMRC) at University of California, Davis from 2014 to 2016. Since July 2016, he has joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Davis as an Assistant Professor of Teaching. His educational research interests include curriculum innovation for teaching circuits, electronics and control systems, project-based learning, and the use of technology in teaching and learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Experiential Modules using Texas