having a goodunderstanding of what engineering is as a major and a field. That understanding itself variesdepending on what type of engineering program the first year student is in, and what gender theyare. The majority of participants however saw engineering as cross functional, responding thatengineers work with people, machines and technology to solve problems and help society. Thismultifaceted view is a positive sign for the freshmen engineers, as they will often have to workon projects and in areas that can span several engineering and non-engineering fields. Regardlessof major, the first year students showed a grasp of the fundamentals of engineering beingproblem solving and improving.Incoming engineering students also have largely
, focuses specifically on the person: self-esteem, one’s overall regard of the selfas a person 7 ; and self-efficacy, a confidence in one’s own ability to achieve intended results 8 . Seron,Silbey, Cech, and Rubineau 9 followed cohorts of undergraduate students from four different typesof institutions (elite private college; large, public land-grant institution; engineering-only college;and single-sex college) for four years. Through diaries and interviews, they were able to tease outhow socialization, both during team-based projects in classes and in the workforce throughinternship opportunities, leads women to develop less confidence that they will ’fit’ into the cultureof engineering 9 . Results from comparing climate surveys conducted at a
Paper ID #23529A Comparison of Learning Outcomes and Learner Satisfaction in a CADDCourse with Flexible and Rigid DeadlinesDr. Joel Peterson P.E., University of Wisconsin, River Falls Dr. Peterson is a faculty member in the Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Wis- consin - River Falls. Dr. Peterson strives to bring the real-world lessons he learned in industry to students in the classroom. He is a registered civil engineer and teaches a variety of classes ranging from to project management to fluid mechanics.Dr. Matthew Francis Digman, University of Wisconsin, River Falls Dr. Digman received
currently focuses only on en-gineering science excluding electrical circuits, and it stresses a unique system approach to apply-ing the basic conservation and accounting laws (conservation of mass, linear momentum, etc.).The evolution of this curriculum and its efficacy for student learning have been presented in pre-vious papers [3-4].Unlike many other NSF-funded projects, this curriculum has survived long past the NSF fundingand the advocacy of the original developers. In fact, none of the original developers of the cur-riculum still teach the introductory, foundational course for the SEC – Conservation and Ac-counting Principles (ES201) – and only one of them still works at Rose-Hulman. There has beensome research on barriers and drivers for
this educational research project, game-based in-class and after-class learning activities aredeveloped to teach selected inventory control strategies to undergraduate and graduate students.Students from Supply Chain Management and System Simulation courses are targeted, who aretaught by different instructors. The activities include teaching the inventory control policies tostudents in a regular class setting, then providing an overview on a game developed on MS Excel.In the game, the lead time and customer demand variables are defined uncertain, and not given tostudents, which make the assignment an ill-structured problem. A 12-month planning andexecution period is given to students with qualitative and quantitative information about
. Poor agreement between the refrigerant-side and air-side measurementsshowed the instruments needed to be calibrated or replaced. Second, the overall heat transfer coefficient (U) for the selected operating condition wasdetermined. The data from the experiment was fed into a computer analysis program developedby an upperclassman as part of an independent study project. The program calculated the finefficiency to adjust the area of the fins to an equivalent area. The overall heat transfer coefficientwas a key input into the system model which the thermodynamic students then used to performthe optimization. 4 2
Engineering Society (AES).Dr. Jeanne Christman Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology Jeanne Christman is an Associate Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her expertise is in the area of Digital and Embedded Systems Design and her research focuses on equity in engineering education.Prof. George H. Zion, Rochester Institute of Technology George H. Zion, Ph.D. Professor & PLTW Affiliate Director Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Zion is a Professor in the Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department at Rochester Institute of Technology. Additionally, Zion is the Affiliate Director of RIT’s Project Lead the Way (PLTW
only did the students benefit from ourcollaboration, I learned much from the experience.Lastly, my involvement with our senior capstone design course is as part of a faculty team. I havethe ability to unpack and discuss design decisions with my more experienced, licensed colleagues.This co-teaching experience provides not only a rich learning experience for the students; I againlearn much from the process. Little do the students know how much homework I do. Senior designpushes me beyond what I know every year. Even a colleague with consulting experience reflectedthat this is the case for him as well. With a mentor (academic and/or practitioner) to vet approachesand assumptions, I think each capstone project is the ultimate learning experience
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that are further nested withineach of these course objectives.During the academic year in 2017, 51 engineering major students completed EngineeringMathematics during their educational experience. For the course, a student could earn up to 2000points in graded material, consisting of quizzes, problem sets, a course-wide project, andexaminations. The course was taught in four sections by three different instructors, enabling thestudent-teacher ratio to remain small at roughly 14:1. A typical class consisted of a 20-25 minuteperiod of instruction on a subject with another 30 minutes of the students working problems onthe boards (see Figure 1). The low student-teacher ratio facilitated more interaction with thestudents and a better awareness or
ENGAGE Engineering Project [6] offercourses in spatial visualization. These courses have been shown to positively impact participantspatial skills and retention in engineering programs [7], [8], [9]. A number of studies have alsoinvestigated the role of solution strategy in spatial performance. In 1991, Schultz [10] developedand tested the Spatial Strategy Questionnaire (SSQ) and used it to examine the contribution ofstrategy to variations in spatial performance on a number of spatial tasks including mentalrotation. This study found a significant contribution of strategy to performance in mentalrotation higher performance on the MRT being associated with the use of a strategy involving“moving the object” and avoidance of a strategy of the use of
in our FreshmanEngineering program. The objective of the project is to see if the engineering students will alsodevelop their deeper learning and cycle of questioning and reflecting. In addition, we would liketo know if the process helps them developing self awareness in their learning practices and if thishelps them be more successful in their growth as engineers.As instructors, these bring us new challenges. Generally, students tend to repeat what theymostly did in their classes: memorize and repeat what they know well to achieve good grades. Inmost classes, tests are also designed around such learning practices. However, there aren’t manyways for students to communicate their learning methods, their thoughts, and their reflection onhow
engineers as indicated by thepost-program survey and focus group results. In addition to strong successes in the acceleratedmath curriculum, the lab activities and design projects in Introduction to Engineering were wellreceived by students and allowed them to explore the major fields of engineering, increase theirknowledge of specific engineering topics and disciplines, as well as understand a variety of jobfunctions in an engineering career. The program has also shown to provide context tofundamental physics and math concepts—a strategy that has been proven to increase studentmotivation and persistence, especially during the potential struggle through the first two years oftheir engineering studies.Several key findings emerged from the focus
measures, includingthe increased number of study abroad programs [4]. Study abroad programs can take a number ofdifferent formats including short-term faculty led programs (usually ranging from 2-6 weeks),semester long exchange programs, international co-op or research experiences and service-learning projects [5]. Informal discussions with students who have participated in study abroadopportunities have revealed that these students’ outlook on the world was changed and theirability to be more accepting of different cultures was enhanced [6]. Although evidence showsstudents that participate in longer-duration programs achieve better global competency outcomes[7], the IIE open doors report for 2017 shows that 60% of students studying abroad
used tocreate the corresponding video module.Figure 10. Links for the master PowerPoint that compiles all of the PPT modules for a specificlecture to deliver a broader context of how the specific material being presented connects to thebigger conceptual picture.Even though the interface may not be as polished as a pay-per-use homework system, theflexibility, convenience, customization options, and cost savings for students makes this a goodchoice for many instructors using LON-CAPA as a type of eText platform. It offers manybenefits and capabilities, such as: integration with MAXIMA CAS and the R project systems dynamic and static plots acceleration plots integration with Blackboard problem/activity/text collaboration
Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively.Ms. 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
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week. This response could bedue to scheduling difficulties around research activities: it can be difficult to take time awayfrom projects for a few days in a row. Therefore, the 2018 retreat will be designed so that eventswill be one day per week for three consecutive weeks in May. We are also hoping to addmodules on topics that were of interest to the graduate community, but could not be organizedwith the current resources available on campus.Assessment tools could also be refined for the 2018 retreat. Self-reported data can bemisleading: participants have different ideas on how to rate themselves, which may explain thevariation of competency and knowledge of specific topics in the “before” survey. Because theinitial ratings were high, it was
sections, using primarily lecture slides and instructor –led problems with frequent instructor questions and multiple-choice problems on the slides.Some lectures were stopped for students to attempt problems immediately after concepts wereintroduced. After the class had some time with the problem, the instructor would complete it onthe board. Visual aids were frequently used to tangibly illustrate concepts, and students wereoften asked to interact with visual aids- for example, pulling or pushing on rulers and bendingflexible I-beams. Section 1 students also completed a group homework project- "TeamsTeaching Statics"- where they had to create a visual aid and write a brief report on their attemptsuse it to teach a concept learned in class. In
a) Civil Engineering Day b) Electrical Engineering Day c) Mechanical Engineering Day d) Industry Visits/Field Trips e) Preparing for College Session f) Project presentations and awards (final session) 7. My overall rating of all workshop sessions is 8. My favorite workshop session was
courses in carpentry, metalworking, or carshop. Teaching and learning today often happens online with advanced educationaltechnology. Humanities and soft-skills have taken a backseat teaching to the test. CADdrafting systems produces renderings for projects. Standards-based education nearlyobliterated vocational education in the late-20th century but CareerTech has reemergedtoday as pre-engineering, information technology, entrepreneurship, and culinary arts.The purpose of this paper is to present a new history curriculum incorporating the historyof technology for STEM students at our community and technical colleges that speaks totheir academic and career interests. The paper demonstrates how history of technologyfulfills outcomes expected of
without cladding and was upgraded for heat insulation in 2016 with a rain claddingsystem added to the exterior, and the new windows located outside the plane of the originalconcrete wall panels. The over-cladding created vertical voids over the projecting structuralcolumns. There was no sprinkler system for firefighting, the stairwell was not pressurized andthe strategic advice to occupants was based on a Stay-In-Place advisory, due to the non-combustible construction and the presumption of adequate fire brigade intervention.In normal circumstances, it would be expected that a fire could be contained within the flatenclosure and that it would not spread to the stairwell enclosure at all. The building was builtwith that purpose in mind. The fire
scenario was a unique scenario that involved an explicit ethical issue. Jimknowingly has coded a quiz that is deceiving and there is a chance that a big consequence suchas a death has happened due to his action. A glance at the ACM code of ethics shows that Jimhas acted against several imperatives listed under the section 1 of this document: An essential aim of computing professionals is to minimize negative consequences of computing systems, including threats to health and safety. (under 1.1 Contribute to society and human well-being, Acm.org, 2018) … it is often necessary to assess the social consequences of systems to project the likelihood of any serious harm to others. If system features are misrepresented to
templates for certain pages that allowinstructors to draft conversations and visuals or creating a world/setting within which multiplestories can be told might be productive next steps. The latter possibility would allow for teams toeasily share resources, so that not every graphic novel needs to invent a new wheel, so to speak.Effectively, the goal would be to create a shared universe that multiple subjects and storylines canoccupy. Therefore, the main challenges to making graphic novels a researchable medium reside inhow to (1) lower the cost and complexity to make them (which could include sharing resourcesacross projects), (2) improve the capability to edit them, and (3) increase our capacity to embedinteractions and assessments into them. As a
improvement methods especially in the area of applied statistics, statistical process control, and design of experiments. Dr. Perry consults, instructs, and collaborates on quality improvement projects with representatives from biotech, health care, defense, and traditional manufacturing institutions. He has been an instructor for the Six Sigma Black belt training at the Six Sigma Institute for three years. He is a UCSD Certified Six-Sigma Master Black-Belt and an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Industry Scholars Program: An Organic Program Grown by Industry Professionals for UndergraduatesAbstractThe Industry Scholars
regarding the stateand trends of online education. Data from these reports are summarized below. While there arevarying definitions of an online course, the Babson Survey Group defines an online course as“one in which 80% or more of the course content is delivered online.”1 All students who wereenrolled in one or more online courses were included in this data.Figure 1 shows the overall enrollment trends in higher education since 2002. Caution should beused when interpreting these results as the methods used to gather data have changed during thistime period. In 2012, the Babson Group switched their data collection methods from surveyingand projecting from individual institutions to using data from the United States Department ofEducation’s
an assistant professor of Student Affairs and Higher Education at Iowa State University. Michael’s program of research centers on the role of technology in the experiences of undergraduate stu- dents. His current projects focus on large undergraduate science and engineering lecture courses exploring how students use digital study resources, how faculty and instructors design and plan for the use of digital technologies in the classroom , and, how data from digital study resources (e.g., learning analytics) can be used with other forms of data to understand student learning and performance and ultimately, to improve instructional practices.Dr. Stephanie D. Teasley, University of Michigan Dr. Teasley is a Research
- ter resources engineering design and permitting. In addition to her corporate experience, Dr. Parks served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa, supporting a local Non-Governmental Organization on water sanitation projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Classroom-based games for student learning and engagementAbstractIt is now generally accepted that active learning methods can help students learn material at adeeper level, and that students enjoy game-based learning. However, most game-based learningresearch has focused more on engagement benefits rather than learning, and many lackcomparison groups and details on procedures and assessment techniques. Research
applicationof the momentum theory as well as the buoyancy theory in the real life and to increase thestudents’ interest on fluid mechanics, a physical jet boat laboratory exercise was created. A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft.The Jet Flow laboratory setup presented herein was first developed two years ago, in spring 2017,as a Capstone project entitled “Fluid Forces Test Bench” (see Figure 2) by four MET students,and later improved by including a force sensor instead of a digital force meter. The jet boatmodel was 3D printed using a polymer material and assembled with a nozzle at bottom pointingto the left of Figs. 2, 3, and 5. The water is pumped in through a plastic tube mounted on the topof the boat
revisit strategies that are used to conduct such analysis. The study willcontinue to code more transcripts in the above methodology to improve and inform qualitativeanalysis in engineering education.FundingThis work was funded by National Science Foundation Grant DUE #1712195. The project isentitled “Collaborative Research: Bridging the gap between academia and industry in approachesfor solving ill-structured problems”. Data, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are thoseof the authors, only.References1. M. Meyer and N. Fang, “A qualitative case study of persistence of engineering undergraduates,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 35, 1, pp. 99-108, 2019.2. E. Douglas, “Beyond the interpretive: Finding meaning in