Elective CoursesMany of the senior-level elective courses begin to cover industry-grade analysis software tools andindustry-level design skills that directly translate to the students’ resumes with the aim ofenhancing students’ chances of finding internship positions and consequently engineering jobs.This is one of the fronts that opens up at the FAU EE program. Another front is that of possiblypursuing graduate studies in EE. The better students may enroll in an accelerated BS to MSprogram, allowing up to three of their senior level elective courses to apply to their MS degreeprogram as well. A third front that is open to the top 5% students is that of the InnovativeLeadership Honors Program (ILHP) involving personal guidance by members of the
the research on teamwork, the focus tends to be on improving theteam’s effectiveness and outcomes rather than improving an individual’s teamwork skills [11].At Texas A&M University, five mechanical engineering faculty members began theUNdergraduates Improving TEamwork Skills (UNITES) project to help students develop theirteamwork skills [13]. We identified three key aspects of teamwork and developed modulesaround each topic that can be taught during one lecture class. The first module focused on thestages of team formation and the development of a team charter to set expectations at the start ofa project. It was first taught in a sophomore-level course in Spring 2022. The second module,the focus of this paper, centered on effective
scanning electronmicroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, to carryout the experimental design. Sophomores from across engineering and science boundaries are expected to participate in thecourse, working in multidisciplinary teams wherever possible. Working in teams withmentoring from the faculty, students will gain an exposure and appreciation of importantnanotechnology tools. Discussion and communication of research results (oral and written) willbe emphasized. Participation will improve specific skills needed to succeed in a career innanobiotechnology. In addition, students in our class will be actively engaged in thementoring of the next generation of engineers, by participating in Introduce a
in engineering educationresearch on underrepresentation. We find it important to remind the engineering educationresearch community of the theoretical and methodological limitations of homogenous reliance onone metaphor to guide research studies. This paper critically explores the discourse of “pipeline”as an aim to (re)introduce to engineering education researchers both the method of discourseanalysis as well as alternative metaphorical frameworks. We use empirical data collected forADVANCE Purdue’s Academic Career Pathways study using oral history and participatoryresearch methods to explore the consequences of pipeline metaphor’s predominance. These dataare the academic stories of STEM faculty and help us explore: 1) what theoretical
twenty undergraduates, a not-for-profit communitypartner – for example, a community service agency, a museum or school, or a governmentagency and a faculty, staff or industry advisor. A pool of graduate teaching assistants from sevendepartments provides technical guidance and administrative assistance.Each EPICS team is vertically-integrated, consisting of a mix of first-year students, sophomores,juniors, and seniors and are multidisciplinary drawing from across engineering and the entirecampus. Last year, over 60 majors participated. Teams operate for several years, from initialproject definition through final deployment and support. Once the initial project(s) is completedand deployed, new projects are identified by the team and its project
sharing their thoughts.3.0 Departmental DEI CommitteeThe CEE Department instituted a DEI Committee in the summer of 2020 to develop a strategicplan for DEI. In addition to faculty and staff who typically comprise departmental committees,graduate and undergraduate students were asked to join the committee so that all communitymembers are represented. Volunteers from each of the community groups were sought to ensurethat committee members were deeply committed to and interested in the cause. Since creation,the committee has been meeting on a weekly basis to develop the strategic plan, discuss ideas forimproving DEI in the community, and plan events and other actions to promote DEI.The goal of the DEI strategic plan is to create a diverse, equitable
Paper ID #29158Incorporating Practical Computing Skills into a Supplemental CS2Problem Solving CourseProf. Margaret Ellis, Virginia Tech Assistant Professor of Practice, Computer Science Department, Virginia Tech My research interests include examining ways to improve engineering educational environments to facil- itate student success, especially among underrepresented groups.Dr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Amelink is Acting Vice Provost for Learning Systems Innovation and Effectiveness, Virginia Tech. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the Departments of Engineering Education and Educational
careers has been well-documented1,2. These experiencesshould emphasize the application of the technical skills in the classroom as well as the "softer"skills such as communication, working as a team and customer interaction3-5. The need for suchexperiences has spawned many innovative approaches to senior capstone design courses6,7 aswell as design courses for underclassmen8-11. The most common model for these courses hasbeen a one semester experience intended to give the students an intense exposure to the designprocess. Page 8.540.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
. In fact, design courses, in general, have emerged as a means for students to beexposed to some flavor of what engineers actually do; and also, could learn the basic elements ofthe design process by being involved in real design projects. There have even been formalproposals for curricular goals and assessment measures for design-based curricula. Thisargument is driven by a widespread notion that the intellectual content of design is consistentlyunderestimated (1).This paper reviews research on design thinking as it relates to how designers think, learn andmake decisions, which is an important reason why design is not easy to teach. Design thinkingis, in general terms, complex processes of inquiry and learning that designers perform in
worked 12 years in industry doing microprocessor design. In 1990, he began graduate studies at Oregon State University, where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science in 1993 and 1995, respectively. In 1995, he joined the faculty in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University where he is currently serving as an associate professor. Dr. Wilde has taught a wide range of computer and electrical engineering courses and has been involved in new computer engineering course development. He has been actively engaged in research in the fields of computer arithmetic, application specific systems and architectures, and autonomous vehicles. Dr. Wilde is a senior member of
careers, as engineering educators we must also concern ourselves with how studentslearn to see themselves in a global context. Students increasingly seek out short-term globalexperiences, with a majority of U.S. students now participating in programs less than 8 weeks induration [10], a trend that has sparked a corresponding focus in the international educationliterature. A short-term study abroad experience linked to a global engineering course at our owninstitution has become the fastest-growing and largest faculty-led program. Research on theRising Sophomore Abroad Program (RSAP) has accelerated in the last three years and informedcourse redesign. Rapid growth and ongoing assessment research has created an opportunity whencombined with new
collecting more data about our respondents (demographics, etc.).The research team next worked to develop response options for all draft scenarios, country-by-country. This typically involved sending a batch of 3-5 scenarios, along with the associatedopen-ended novice and expert responses, to a pair of researchers, including undergraduatestudents, graduate students, and faculty members. Those involved with this project have typicallyworked individually and then in pairs to analyze scenarios and write response options. Early inthis process we also realized that the scenarios and response options could usually be viewed interms of three major considerations: cultural knowledge, domain/technical knowledge, andcultural sensitivity. This insight was
learning experience and reduce the learning curve. With this in mind the faculty inelectrical and computer engineering program (ECE) decided to thread DSP projects from the 5thsemester to the 8th semester, requiring more rigorous experiments as students progress. Toachieve this goal the ECE faculty has endeavored to introduce several platforms throughout theprogram so that students are well acquainted with software such as C++, MATLAB, andHyperception. We feel that visualizing convolution, correlation, filter responses, FFT’s andother DSP topics substantially enhances understanding of course material. An abbreviatedcourse sequence is illustrated below: 5th semester 6th semester 7th semester 8th semester
International Humanitarian Trips: Objectionable or Estimable? Katherine Abrey, Maddy Cronin, Deanna Malone, and Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward IslandAbstractThe ethical considerations surrounding student international humanitarian trips are complex. Thisarticle considers the benefits and drawbacks of such trips by examining existing literature anddiscussing personal experiences. The positive aspects of these trips for communities includeessential work being accomplished, economic support, and job creation for support staff. Thebenefits for students include professional, personal, and technical growth, global awareness,research opportunities, leadership
exploring rapidresponses by faculty to address issues associated with remote instruction and document effectiveinstructional practices. References[1] Andre, E., Williams, N., Schwartz, F., Bullard, C. Benefits of Campus Outdoor RecreationPrograms: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership.2017, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp 15-25.[2] Bailey, T., Alfonso, M. Paths to persistence: An analysis of research on program effectivenessat community colleges. Indianapolis, IN: Lumina Foundation of Education. 2005.[3] Bauman, S., Wang, N., DeLeon, C., Kafentzis, J., Zavala-Lopez, M., Lindsey, M.Nontraditional students’ service needs and social support resources: A pilot study. Journal
the early 1930’s.Students may draw on the work they do for the Engineering in Context program as the basis foran undergraduate thesis. An undergraduate thesis project may involve either engineeringresearch or design and should give the student who undertakes it the opportunity to synthesizethe various elements of his or her undergraduate education. Each thesis is jointly advised by a Page 9.555.4faculty member from STS and a faculty member, usually from the student’s major department, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society
through a number of awards, most recently the PA Water Environmental Association (PWEA) 2010 Professional Research Award and the 2010 Delta Upsilon Distinguished Mentoring and Teaching Award; 2010 Aaron O. Hoff Award. Kney’s areas of interests include water/wastewater treat- ment (including industrial wastewater treatment) and sustainable engineering focusing on urban sprawl and its environmental effects on watersheds. Most recently, he has begun to explore methods to integrate undergraduate and K-12 education in innovative ways. In order to support his research and teaching inter- ests, he has been awarded a number of local, state, and national grants. Together with research students, faculty, and community partners
in-depth study and analysis of an existing product to recreate the designdecisions and information developed by the original design team.” During the first half of thesemester, teams of students dissect an industrial product, learn how it works, justify the decisions Page 3.129.3of the original design team via analysis, and then present their findings at the mid-point of thesemester. During the remainder of the course, the teams are expected to redesign the product toachieve a given goal. Gabriele notes that the course helps students “realize that considerableeffort and ingenuity goes into the design of every engineered system.” Rather than
roles in an individual’s academic and career choices. The SCCT framework argues that these choices are influenced by three main factors: selfefficacy (the degree to which one believes that one can succeed at a given activity), outcome expectations (one’s beliefs about the outcomes of certain behaviors), and personal interests (i.e., intentions). Researchers have used SCCT to demonstrate that selfefficacy plays a crucial role in recruiting 10,11women into collegelevel STEM program. Other studies have explored handson STEM activities within the framework of SCCT and have found that it
assessment – can be assessed as a performance of an individual student (author judgment) ABET – important to ABET accreditation (existing and proposed criteria) [3] Industry value – valued by industry (combined survey data) Institution importance – typically valued by educational institutions (TUEE 2nd workshop) [9] Student value – valued by students (TUEE 2nd workshop) [9] Industry dissatisfaction – reported by industry as lacking in graduates (TUEE 1st workshop) [1]Table 3 shows a decision matrix used to consider each outcome in the light of these factorsimportant to assessment in capstone design courses. A weighting for each need (1 to 5) isassigned in column two. A score indicating how well
higher education-workforce infrastructure for sustained, innovative Industry 4.0 workforce preparation. The factors being evaluated primarily involve objectives related to curriculum development, course integration, career pathway establishment, building partnerships and dissemination. Faculty Outcomes: To increase community college faculty members’ skills and comfort level with teaching Industry 4.0 curricula. The evaluation factors involve objectives related to the use of industry 4.0 curricula, and faculty and student satisfactions. Student Outcomes: To increase the number of workers (including underrepresented students) qualified to merge manufacturing OT & IT skills for an Industry 4.0
Support for Blind or Low-Vision (BLV) Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) LearnersAbstractThere is a growing, yet relatively limited body of research exploring the experiences of learnerswith disabilities in introductory electrical and computer engineering (ECE) education. With theproven importance of introductory ECE education in influencing students’ undergraduateinterests and future career prospects in technology, the inaccessibility of the field to learners withdisabilities poses an inequitable access barrier that further marginalizes these learners, oftenpreventing them from exploring the field in the first place. In particular, as ECE largely relies onvisual cues for designing, building, testing, and debugging
Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, Faculty Advisor for Student Chapter S164 of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, past Director of the Logistics Transportation and Distribution Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a member of ASEE and APICS.William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Bill Peterson is currently an associate professor and chair of the Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He holds a BIE from Auburn University. He spent twenty years in industry prior during which time he earned an MBA and managed engineering, manufacturing, and plants in a wide variety of
engaging industry to guide the department’s professional formation efforts to prepare students for an increasingly global profession. Le- land holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Organizational Communications and Marketing from the University of Central Missouri.Mrs. Olivera Notaros, Colorado State University, ECE Department Olivera Notaros has finished undergraduate and graduate studies in the Electrical and Computer Engi- neering Department in Belgrade, Serbia. She has held different university teaching positions since 1990. She is currently Adjunct Faculty and Head of Senior Design in the ECE Department at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.Mr. Richard F. Toftness, IEEE High Plains Section Richard
Interdisci- plinary Engineering, all from Texas A&M University. With research interests rooted in engineering education, the learning styles of engineering students in par- ticular, Shannon’s tenure at Texas A&M is and has been rooted in the mentoring of both undergraduate and graduate students. Currently an advisor for the Texas A&M National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Chapter and an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, a service organiza- tion, Shannon is no stranger to mission and vision of the academic excellence and cultural responsibility.Ahmarlay Myint, Texas A&M University Ahmarlay Myint is a doctoral student in Higher Education Administration.Dr. Maria Claudia Alves
: Assessing the Impactof Writing as a Multi-Function Design Tool, outlines a two-year project to developmethods of assessing the effectiveness of engineering students’ use of writing as a designpractice. Engineering educators have long recognized the importance of effective writtencommunication skills, and many programs have incorporated an emphasis on writtencommunication within their curriculums. Indeed, the ABET 2000 criteria not onlyemphasized writing skills but also specifically located responsibility for writinginstruction within the engineering program itself: Competence in written communication in the English language is essential for the engineering graduate. Although specific coursework requirements serve as a foundation for such
provide a well rounded exposure to a subject, enhancing student learning by exposingstudents to multiple view points, etc.In my experience, which is based on personal observations and student feed back, this model issuccessful when the two instructors have been working together for a long time and havecompatible goals and pedagogy or if team teaching is proposed as a benefit to the students ratherthan to accommodate the needs of the faculty members. In the latter case, the team must committo regular meetings to coordinate lecture and homework assignments in order to minimizeoverlap in material and provide a smooth transition from one instructor to the next. In reflection,the requirements of team teaching are no different than the team building
each week in an n-of-1 big data approach. This approach hasthe empirical benefit of allowing more inclusive and personalized analyses to draw conclusions. Byobserving the requirements of an approved IRB protocol, the analysis based on the transcripts ofthe video recordings, and the examination of change within each individual over time wasconfidential and conducted with de-identified data. Video recordings are coded and analyzed usingHyperRESEARCHTM version 3.7.5.The result calibrates students’ comprehension, integration, and application of impactful, data-driven research skills. The metacognitive development portion examines the influence anddynamics of anticipatory cognition, stereotype threat, identity, and academic self-efficacy as
the data" (p.56). However, engineers are often more familiar with quantitative methods and summarizingtheir findings using numbers [2], which substantially limits the use of qualitative methods.According to Jackson, Drummond, & Camara [3], the goal of qualitative research involves"understanding human beings' richly textured experiences and reflections about thoseexperiences" (p. 22). As engineers have become familiar with qualitative methodologies [1-2],researchers have begun to explore different types of approaches to illuminate the humanexperience. It is clear that different engineers, engineering students, and engineering facultyexperience their education and careers differently, which modern studies have only begun todescribe [4-6
concepts and their ability to apply them.12. Discussion and debate • Encourage class discussions and debates on ethical and societal implications of IIoT, as well as its potential benefits and challenges.13. Continuous learning • Stress the importance of staying updated with the rapidly evolving field of IIoT. Encourage students to explore online courses, webinars, and industry conferences related to IIoT.By using a combination of theoretical knowledge, practical exercises, and real-world examples,students in an introductory engineering technology course can gain a solid foundation in theprinciples and applications of the Industrial Internet of Things. This knowledge will be valuableas they pursue careers