approach is to demand more engagement from the students [2]. This method is shown tobe effective as seen in prior literature [2-6]. However, it is observed that while students are morecollaborative in such dynamic learning environments, they still tend to align themselves to theviews of their team, and eventually, the direction of the course is defined by the instructor. So,while the active learning approach does bring the team along in the process of learning, there aresome aspects that still need to be addressed. One such aspect is the students’ engagement in termsof communicating their doubts and confusions. Typically, students show their original work viaassignments, quizzes, projects, and tests. However, the timeline for such activities is
simulation. The students areintroduced to the individual components, their numerical models are discussed, and they arecombined into a system simulation. At San Francisco State University (SFSU) the students mustdesign and simulate a unique system as a final project, and the accompanying lab requiresstudents to build and test the system, using their simulation as a design tool.At SFSU the mechatronics class is comprised of a mix of electrical, computer and mechanicalengineering majors. The varying backgrounds require a mix of introductory material to bring theclass to a homogeneous knowledge base, and design problems that are relevant to the variousdisciplines represented. The prerequisites for the class are a course in classical dynamics and
highschool students.By Time of OccurrenceThe literature was also grouped based on when the programs occurred. Multiple levels wereused and were as follows: ● Macro level – During the literature review, it was observed that outreach programs occurred in class as either a standalone project available to teachers or to incorporate outreach into curricula, or as an out-of-class program that exists on its own. At the macro level, programs are thus divided into two categories: in class or out of class. ● Micro level – This organization further breaks down the macro level taxonomy into more specific temporal categories, as demonstrated in Table 2.Table 2: The temporal categories used for micro level organization.By Mission
. Decker, JOM Sept 2006, p. 32-36 • Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artistry, Chemistry, Secrecy, M. Byko, JOM Sept 2007, p. 16-20 • Vocabulary words: cryolyte, electrolysis, bauxite, semiconductor, transistor, polyethylene, crosslinkI would like to add a “Today and Tomorrow” section that covers issues of the 21st century, but Ihave yet to find time in the curriculum to get that far. Potential topics include greenmanufacturing and recycling, sourcing rare earth materials, projected markets and how pricefluctuations could affect design, and materials for space travel.Student AssessmentAssessment was designed to balance making sure students were prepared for class discussionswith allowing them as much time as possible to explore their
research indicatesthat many undergraduates feel unprepared for graduate studies and view the research requirementas a deterrent13-15. Many of the students who do express an early interest in graduate studiesexpress a desire to pursue a Masters degree but not a PhD.Opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in research projects have increased overthe last decade in part with the initiation of federally funded programs such as ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates (REU), sponsored by the National Science Foundation16, andthe Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program17, sponsored by the USDepartment of Education. Much research has been conducted on the benefits of these programs,particularly within the engineering
LGBTQ students more likely to have their engineering work devalued than otherstudents? In addition to feeling marginalized from their classmates, we expect that LGBTQstudents may not have their engineering work valued to the same extent or taken as seriously astheir non-LGBTQ peers [4]. Specifically, LGBTQ students may be less likely than their peers toreport that their classmates treat them with respect and that their engineering work is respected intheir classrooms. They may also be more likely to avoid working with a certain team or on acertain engineering project because they did not feel welcome. We also expect that LGBTQstudents will be more likely than their peers to have seen or heard offensive comments in theirengineering spaces.(3
formed, constructed, or even invented10 . In addition to the importance of providing equal access to all, helping students relate theirpersonal interests to engineering solutions can create innovation based on untapped curiosity andawareness of engineering. A primary educational goal of this project is to present engineering design activities inbroad contexts that intentionally integrate more humanistic or social dimensions of the problemcontext. After a brief on the background of this project, we explain the theories about theimportance of interests for learning and development, and person and thing orientations that weadopt to understand our participants’ social or object oriented orientations of their personalinterests. We then
interaction, and resourceconnection. The VSC was designed to provide a lounge, student computer laboratory, studyarea, and social gathering space and within the first year, the VSC recorded nearly 1000 studentvisits. The Veterans Services Center (VSC) received annual grant funding from the Marna M.Kuehne Disabled Veterans Foundation, a philanthropic foundation dedicated to supportingdisabled veterans initiatives within Wyoming, providing financial support for one (1) non-benefitted, full-time staff and annual programming budget.Since its simple beginnings, the VSC has expanded from a gathering and social place forveterans to becoming the central aspect of the Veterans Program at UW. The VSC now housesthe full-time Project Coordinator and seven (7) VA
Paper ID #19498What is the Relationship between Mindset and Engineering Identity for FirstYear Male and Female Students? An Exploratory Longitudinal StudyMs. Heather Lysbeth Henderson, West Virginia University With a background in English, philosophy, science, and all levels of education, Heather is currently a doc- toral student in curriculum and instruction and educational psychology. She is interested in psychological barriers affecting retention and success for students. Having been raised by an engineer, this project is close to her heart.Dr. Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez
that she received. Furtherfunding will come from asking the students, faculty, and staff alliances at the University.Funding can also come from other internal organizations, however these provide minimal funds.Additional funding comes from percentage nights from local food establishments.Best PracticesDespite the difficulties with membership at meetings, the DAC has been successful in helping tobring in speakers and holding events. Further, the DAC has been included in diversity measuresand organizations within the university. Finally, the DAC has spearheaded both physical anddigital accessibility change projects within Virginia Tech and the surrounding community.Purdue University: ASEE Student ChapterBackground and DevelopmentPurdue
Paper ID #18315Longitudinal Study of Changes in Student Motivation and Attitudes in Engi-neeringDr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated
Paper ID #19731Promoting Computational Thinking in children Using AppsMs. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting engineering thinking in differently abled students in informal and formal
, students will acquire an ability to apply the knowledge of control theoriesthey have learned from class to an actual system.For the robot programming course, this system will be used as a good project to carry out. As it isshown in this paper, students will learn not only ROS, but also programming to run various sensorsand actuators along with a vision system. With adequate instructions, we believe students will beable to complete this project in one semester through four separate modules: vision, actuation(servo motors), control, and system integration. Additionally, other relevant topics such as robotdynamics and digital control can also be taught with the system presented in this paper.7. ConclusionThis paper presents a ROS-based solid multi
Paper ID #19345Development of Enhanced Value, Feature, and Stakeholder Views for a Model-Based Design ApproachDr. William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bill Kline is Professor of Engineering Management and Associate Dean of Innovation at Rose-Hulman. His teaching and professional interests include systems engineering, quality, manufacturing systems, in- novation, and entrepreneurship. As Associate Dean, he directs the Branam Innovation Center which houses campus competition teams, maker club, and projects. He is currently an associate with IOI Partners, a consulting venture focused on innovation tools and
. While this course uses active learning approaches and team projects, the scope of theircontents distinguish them from similar courses that seek to achieve improved graduation andretention rates. For instance, in this course, soft skills such as technical writing, use of Excel,developing an individual academic plan of study, cooperative education, internships, culturaldiversity, quality, safety, and ethics are covered. Basic technical skills covered include math,mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering technology. The rationale for this course is toexpose students to these subjects and topics before they enroll in core engineering technologycourses such as applied statics.Assessment of learning:While the author plans to conduct this
significantdifferences in visualization skills improvement for the two course offering modalities. Table 1. Topics covered on each one of the offered courses. Institution A ‐ WI B ‐ MI Orthographic Projections S.M. Concepts Auxiliary Views Constructive Solid Geometry Section Views Constraints Dimensioning Orthographic Projections S.M. Concepts Auxiliary Views Constructive Solid Geometry Section
represented by the heights. All four “buildings” are placed on a two-by-four,which is mounted on a set of wheels. Figure 2. Predict: Students are asked to predict the outcome.Students are asked to predict which buildings will sway the most in an “earthquake”, where theearthquake is simulated by the instructor by oscillating the two-by-four base on wheels. Theprediction is done by online polling, where students can observe the class results. In the twoyears (2015 and 2016) that this interactive demonstration was done, the results were similar tothat shown in Figure3. Figure 3. Predict: Students’ online prediction of the demonstration. (2015 poll shown).With Figure 3 projecting on the screen, the instructor then shakes the base with
hands-oninstruction to students on a variety of topics. Each week the program followed a similar pattern,involving a warm-up discussion about a professional from a STEM field, a thematic mainactivity, and a closing portion that encouraged review and reflection. At select points in theprogram, a field trip was incorporated that allowed students to visit university labs, sciencemuseums, or engineering open houses.SEBA Project OutcomesOver the course of the project multiple measures were used to assess student attitudes,engagement, and the overall impact that teaching assistants, parents, and mentors had onstudents’ perspective of STEM. Feedback about the program design, implementation, content,and outcomes was obtained from school staff, parents
that a large percentage of students in engineering programs switch theirmajors in the first two years. A study has reported that retention rates can be improved throughmultiple strategies that include making curriculum changes, moving practical engineeringlaboratories earlier in the curriculum, integrating projects into classes, and other classenhancements1. Another reason given by students who switch to other majors is that teachingapproaches are not suitable for current populations of students who learn and acquire newknowledge quite differently from those of earlier generations2, 3.Several new pedagogical approaches have been proposed to improve engineering education, suchas the use of hands-on tools to change the learning style in the
experience with a traditional lecture, preventing studentsfrom receiving guided practice and providing little motivation to learn. This contradictseducational theory that shows students learn best when shown the usefulness of the material andhow it can impact their lives (3). Numerous inductive or experiential learning techniques exist toaddress these issues, including case-based learning, project-based learning, discovery learning,and more. PBL and JiTT were chosen since these best matched the curriculum goal for studentsto program more in a collaborative setting. Also, correctly incorporating PBL helps studentsdevelop the following skills: 1) flexible knowledge, 2) effective problem solving, and 3) self-directed learning which help promote
Paper ID #18536Enhancing Student Success by Combining Pre-enrollment Risk Predictionwith Academic Analytics DataDr. D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University Raj Raman is Professor in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) Department at Iowa State University, where he is also University Education Program Director and Testbed Champion for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), Director of Graduate Education for the Interdepartmental Graduate Minor in Biorenewable Chemicals, and Education Programs Co-Leader for the USDA-AFRI project CenUSA Sustainable Production and Distribution of
, George Mason University Colin Reagle joined the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University in 2014, specializ- ing in the area of thermal fluid flows and sustainable energy systems. He brings his extensive background in the subjects to Mason as a boon to the growing mechanical engineering program. He has also taught and conducted postdoctoral research at Virginia Tech including research projects for Solar Turbines, Siemens, Pratt and Whitney, Rolls-Royce, and Honeywell. Reagle has R&D experience as a researcher for Techs- burg, a small engineering services company in Christiansburg, Virginia. His primary focus at Mason has growing the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate program through teaching
projects Problem Solving Recognizes problems and potential challenges in their work Identifies solutions or courses of action and evaluates the costs and benefits of each Makes timely decisions, plans course of action, and carries out action accordingly Communication Oral Communication Clearly conveys information with appropriate purpose & detail Matches communication style with audience Uses listening to effectively respond to others’ input Written Communication Expresses thoughts clearly and
difficult. Unfortunately this resulted in the lowest pass rate ourdepartment had observed in several years at 40%.We found that students, when given multiple test date options, instead of taking the exam earlier,students postponed taking the test until late into the spring quarter. In some instances, ourstudents, feeling the pressure of encroaching graduation and senior design project deadlines,simply went into the test centers and put in little effort. Their motivation was mainly getting thetick mark to ensure they graduated.For our part, because of the continuous dates, we did not offer an organized review session to ourstudents as we had in the past. The timing of these review sessions in the past aimed at preparingstudents for the April exam
a host of instructional strategies andeducators have been significantly lagging in using them[1]. In fact, Henderson and Dancy [7] arguethat the improvement in engineering education lies not in finding more effective instructionalstrategies but in using the proven strategies.This paper describes our attempt to introduce a few RBIS in a rural Indian engineering college.We introduced simple strategies such as using audio-visuals, think-pair-share, formative feedback,problem-based learning in lab sessions, and project-based learning in design courses in a one-dayworkshop. Eighty faculty members, in two batches, attended the workshop, which itself used manyof the above RBIS. The participating faculty members reflected on the strategies in
Paper ID #18531Investigating the Effect of Temperature in RFID TechnologyDr. Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University NorthwestDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Northwest Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Chemical Engineering. He has several years’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry
. She works with ASCE’s Committee on Education on issues of importance to the undergraduate and grad- uate level education of civil engineers.Dr. Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is an Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United
. The lectures which introduce and then developthese concepts are usually very detailed and technically dense by necessity. Students often audiorecord these lectures for repeated playback outside of class, but the associated derivations anddiagrams cannot easily be captured unless taken cell phone video during lecture. This solution isnot ideal since picture quality of written or projected imagery can be insufficient, and manyprofessors do not wish to be videotaped during a lecture. This situation has led students toformally request high quality videos (technical content and production values) which can berepeatedly viewed outside of lecture as needed to assist with mastering the material.The objective of the work described in this paper is to
Paper ID #27165Research Paper: Where Do We Meet? Understanding Conference Participa-tion in a Department of Engineering EducationMr. Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Tech Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury is a PhD student at Virginia Tech in the department of Engineering Edu- cation. Tahsin holds a BSc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from IUT, Dhaka and has worked as a manufacturing professional at a Fortune 500. He is actively engaged in different projects at the department involving teamwork, communication and capstone design with a focus on industrial engineering practice.Ms. Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech
professionals in STEM-related careers. 7. Increase student motivation to follow through with next steps to fulfill STEM career decisions. 8. Increase student interest in working on STEM projects in the future. 9. Increase student commitment to continue studies and/or professional development in a STEM area.Description of ProgramSISTEM was a grant-funded program that offered high school participants the opportunity tolearn about a variety of STEM careers. The program took place at a university in the southwestregion of the United States. SISTEM met once per week for five consecutive weeks. All of theparticipants arrived in the evening, ate a complimentary dinner, and then attended a briefinformation session or “lightning” talk on a