environment is significantly compromiseddue to increasingly unfavorable student-to-teacher ratios. Challenges as a result of large classesare well-documented in the literature and can include observable behaviors (e.g., decreasedengagement, declining achievement)8, 9, self-reported perceptions (e.g., declining motivation,dissatisfaction with instructor/pedagogy)10, and physical infrastructure limitations (e.g., adequateaudio/video projection, wireless network capacity)10. To the faculty, these challenges manifest asfeelings of difficulty establishing rapport, monitoring students’ academic performance to a levelwhere providing individualized, timely, and quality feedback is possible, and actively engagingeveryone in the class9. Even the most well
intersectionality for a scale/survey instrument. The survey isbeing systematically developed through a step-by-step process involving planning, construction,and qualitative evaluation. An extensive literature review on the persistence of women facultyhas been conducted to identify concepts and constructs related to each area of interest. Futurework will include additional content validation and pilot testing to confirm the validity andreliability of the instrument. Introduction This work in progress is part of a multi-year research project that investigates thepersistence of women of color (WOC) faculty in engineering. This paper presents the initialprocess of creating scale items for a national
meshfree numerical methods. Given his multidisciplinary background, he was appointed as the director of research in the Construction Materials Institute (2011-2013) at the University of Tehran and assistant professor at Islamic Azad University. In that capacity, he had the opportunity of leading several industry-related research projects and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Over the span of his career, Dr. Libre has authored and co-authored over 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 50 conference papers. He has advised and co-advised 7 graduate students and mentored over 20 undergraduate students. He has collaborated with scholars from several countries, including Iran, China, Slovenia, Canada
, IEEE Transactions on Communications, and IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.Dr. Arif I. Sarwat, Florida International University Arif I. Sarwat (M’08) received his M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from University of Florida, Gainesville. In 2010 Dr. Sarwat received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida. He worked in the industry (SIEMENS) for nine years executing many critical projects. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), where he leads the Energy, Power and Stainability (EPS) group. His significant work in energy storage, microgrid and
the history of engineering education.” Actions toattract and train technically active mid-career professionals as ABET evaluators would takelonger. The Participation Project and its successor, Partnership to Advance VolunteerExcellence (PAVE) continued the collaboration between member societies, volunteers, andheadquarters staff to advance ABET’s commitment to continuous quality improvement of itsvolunteer processes beginning in 2003. PAVE led to a program evaluator competency model,new experiential volunteer training, workshops on assessment, and a new volunteer managementtool. Further demonstrating commitment to continuous quality improvement, ABET wasformally recognized as ISO 9001:2008 certified in 2015.Engineering Criteria as a Quality
bothgroups had gone through identical pre-class activities (introductory videos, readings and onlineassignment).The first group of 29 students experienced the VR simulation as a teaching tool in an inductiveteaching scenario. They were situated in a classroom without student computers. Only theinstructor had access to the VR simulation and the instructor’s interaction with the simulationcould be seen by all students on the projection screen. The instructor explained that thesimulation was about the stresses that a fluid at rest (water in a tank) applied on the surfaces itwas in contact with and manipulated the VR controls while discussing the stress distributionsseen on the screen. The students were prompted to identify the kind of stress (normal
from the E2Coach system.Additionally, students who utilize checklist items, especially in regards to earlysubmission of course projects, are half as likely to enter the “Explore” or “Engage”classifications. For those students who experience academic difficulty in the “Explore”classification, the use of the exam reflection tools doubles their odds of recovering in thecourse (i.e., their classification shifts from “Explore” to “Encourage”). The full paper willexpand upon the tools used in the E2Coach platform and the rest of the analyses from ourfull statistical model.Predictors for Exit Models Table 2 also presents the demographic characteristics, academic measures, andinstructional technology predictors that impact students’ likelihood
key components of a flipped classroom. • Develop a mentoring program that matches novice flippers with experienced flippers to create positive experiences for everyone involved in flipping activities. Faculty reflections on their flipping experiences also provided useful guidance for thedevelopment of training materials. Some of the most useful comments include the following: • Developing and testing a variety of materials provided useful information as to what activities and digital formats worked best for the class. • Move away from in-class activities and clickers to project-based software tool that focused on application greatly enhanced the course. • Utilize mini-lectures and in-class examples when
problems we will work on. It also affects the way we do the actual design details.For example, we have a relatively new option within our generic engineering program calledHumanitarian Engineeing.21 This program is about doing engineering for the benefit of the poorpeople of the world. The entire motivation for this program is based upon an approach to virtueand character which assumes that those of us who are more privileged have an obligation to useour engineering skills to help others.There are many co-curricular ways that we can develop character. We have an active group,Engineers with a Mission (EWAM), which leads students on engineering service project trips indeveloping countries. For example, one of the authors has been with our students
addressing a problem of global and/or societal importance.Students enrolled in this chemistry course had various forms of SI offered to them each weekthroughout the semester. One form of SI analyzed in this study was lecturer and TA office hours,consisting of hour-long blocks during which attending students could ask questions about lecturematerial, homework assignments, exams, or group projects. Another form of SI consisted oflecturer-led review sessions, which were commonly held before exams in order to reviewmaterial, answer questions, and help students prepare for exams.MethodologyAll data were taken from (1) an IRB-approved survey administered to students enrolled inGeneral Chemistry for Engineers during the Fall 2015 semester and (2) grade and
. This is a “hard work” project that entails a diligentreconnecting, concept by concept, of foundational STEM ideas as they are used and embedded in theengineering curriculum. The reconnection is scaffolded by the multimedia and sound pedagogy, but it iscarried out by the students themselves. The model we present blends critical and established findings inbrain and learning science with multimedia, shared screen feedback, and other digital tools tosignificantly alter what can be called the attention intensity of the course. Students are more engagedboth in and out of class time with course material, and instructors can direct attention to the particulars ofeach student’s unique concept-building journey. The TIED UP model shares, at the college
implementation of the Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Laboratory, which opened in August 2008 and houses classrooms and laboratories used by the 2000 students in Purdue’s First-Year Engineering Program. He oversaw the daily operation of the i2i lab, and was responsible for the personnel, logistics, and technology used in the classroom and labs. Eric also helped build and directed the College of Engineering sponsored Artisan and Fabrication Lab (AFL), which houses a machine shop, carpentry shop, and a prototyping lab used by all students in the College of Engineering for project work. In 2009, he received a New Employee Staff Award of Excellence from the College of Engineering for his work in launching the i2i lab. Eric has served
and Chair3 IAB Meetings Faculty, Program Director, Fall & Spring Chair and IAB members4 Senior Project Assessment Faculty, IAB Members Fall & Spring5 Senior Exit Survey Program Director and Chair Fall & Spring6 Senior Student Satisfaction University Fall & Spring Survey (SSSS)7 Alumni and Employer Chair and Program Directors Every Three Years Survey8 Program Director Meetings Program Directors and Chair Bi-Weekly9 FCAR and CAS Faculty Every Semestere. Review and Monitoring Periodic review and monitoring is an integral
Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at University of California, Davis. Dr. VanderGheynst’s research focuses on next generation biofuels and bioproducts and agricultural biotechnology. Current projects examine the management of microbial communities in applications in- cluding water treatment, food and energy production, and soil treatment for the control of pests and pathogens. Dr. VanderGheynst received her BS degree from Syracuse University in Chemical Engineer- ing in 1991 and PhD degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University in 1997.Kara Moloney Ph.D., University of California, Davis c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student
T. L. O’kuma, E & M TIPERs. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2006.[28] G. Zavala, “The Design of Activities Based on Cognitive Scaffolding to Teach Physics,” in Upgrading Physics Education to Meet the Needs of Society, M. Pietrocola, Ed. Switzerland AG: Springer International Publishing, 2019, pp. 169–179.[29] S. B. McKagan et al., “Developing and Researching PhET simulations for Teaching Quantum Mechanics,” Am. J. Phys., vol. 76, no. 4, p. 406, 2008.[30] R. J. Beichner et al., “The student-centered activities for large enrollment undergraduate programs (SCALE-UP) project BT - Research-Based Reform of University Physics, Reviews in PER,” in Research-Based Reform of University Physics
relocate. The institution is near twomilitary installations and the VA Hospital is less than a mile away. However, the region isgrowing and the demand for engineers is healthy. Many employers look to the veterans for theirmilitary work experience and perhaps a current security clearance. Additionally, the veteran hasmaturity and other experiences unlike the traditional student. Advisors and program directorswho know the veteran student population can easily match them to companies who want a newteammate who is technically proficient and willing to work.Graduate School. Some student veterans do not stop at the undergraduate level. Several havecontinued or returned for a graduate degree in engineering or project management. Advisingveteran students
Pathways of Students Continuing in and Leaving Engineering,” in Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, 2010.[3] M. W. Ohland, A. G. Yuhasz, and B. L. Sill, “Identifying and removing a calculus prerequisite as a bottleneck in Clemson’s general engineering curriculum,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 253–257, 2004.[4] E. Litzler and J. T. N. Young, “Understanding the risk of attrition in undergraduate engineering: Results from the Project to Assess Climate in Engineering,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 319–345, 2012.[5] National Academy of Engineering, Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering
systems, systems thinking and complex system exploration, system of sys- tems, virtual reality and complex systems, systems simulation, risk, reliability and vulnerability in critical infrastructures with applications to diverse fields ranging from the military to industry. His publications appeared in several ranking journals including the IEEE Systems Journal, and the Computers & Industrial Engineering Journal. His total awarded projects exceed $ 4.2 M including National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DOD), Industry, and other Research Laboratories.Dr. Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University Dr. Michael A. Hamilton is an Associate Director at Mississippi State Institute for System
largest number of in-depth interactions took place in the lobby of Tiernan Hall where theChemistry and Environmental Science and the Chemical and Materials Engineering departmentsare located. In the Campus Center we were able to hand out many promotional tickets to peoplewalking by but not many students or faculty stopped to ask questions or talk with us. Locationsin other academic buildings were not as successful either. In the more social study areas ofdepartment buildings, students were busy working on projects with others and not interested inus. Quiet study areas were the same. The change over of classes appeared to be a good time tobe in the department buildings, however, most students were in a hurry to or from class anddidn’t have time
graduate career was the concept of reflexivity.This reflexivity was represented in my methodological coursework as a tool to be used whileconducting qualitative research. As a means of checks and balances, this tool’s purported usebecame a way to navigate through qualitative research in a manner that acknowledged therelationship between the researcher as an instrument and the processing of information over thecourse of research projects [8]. This navigation can be conceptualized in practices such as fieldtexts and reflections before, after, and during interaction with research participants as a means toshow proof of consideration of positionality, specifically for communities of color [9]. This tool,however, seemed to be accepted as a one size
, Solutioncompletion and Solution accuracy. Each item in the revised PROCESS consists of four scalinglevels ranging from 0 to 3 with zero being the minimum attainable score for each item. Anyidentification regarding group identity was removed prior to scoring and replaced with a project-assigned ID number to maintain privacy and to mask group membership from raters. All students’solutions were scored using the PROCESS rubric after the semester. Thus, PROCESS scores donot reflect or have an effect on students’ course grades.Raters’ scores for a subset of student solutions were analyzed to determine how consistently ratersmeasured student problem solving ability. Traditional statistical (Cohen’s kappa) and itemresponse measures (Rasch many facet model) of inter
builds metacognitive processes into student learning through the pedagogicalapproach to the course, videos from the Skillful Learning Project (skillful-learning.org)incorporate metacognition into the courseexplicitly. Cunningham and his colleaguesdeveloped a metacognition framework throughresearch and interventions in their own courses.They shared their videos for our use in the course.Each video explains aspects of their metacognitionframework, which is divided into two components(see Figure 2): knowledge of cognition andregulation of cognition [3]. The videos, designedfor advanced students in engineering majors, useclever animations to present the informationvisually. “Joe” and “Sue” are hypothetical studentswho exemplify archetypal challenges
Paper ID #25513Reducing Difficulty Variance in Randomized AssessmentsParas Sud, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Paras Sud led this work as his thesis project for his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He’s currently working in industry.Prof. Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Matthew West is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Illinois he was on the faculties of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and the
courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Dr. Tamara Bush, Michigan State University Dr. Tamara Reid Bush currently holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Mechan- ical Engineering at Michigan State University. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MS and PhD in Engineering Mechanics. Broadly, Dr. Bush’s area of research is whole-body biomechanics. She conducts in-vivo experimentation, methods development, and modeling to better understand clinically motivated problems
engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Study of Secondary Teachers’ Perceptions of Engineers and Conceptions of EngineeringAbstractPeople’s personal beliefs and perceptions can be explored and interpreted byinvestigating the mental images that they draw with regards to a specific subject. Withthis in mind, many researchers utilize the Draw-An-Engineer Test (DAET) instrument toevaluate students’ and teachers’ perceptions of engineers and engineering throughdrawings. Previous research shows that
. The seminar was designed to provide students with tangible examples of how coursematerial would connect with students’ future classes and profession. Activities were related to earlyengineering fundamentals courses (e.g., statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials), as well asapplications of specific civil engineering subdisciplines (e.g., structural and transportation engineering)(Tables 3-4). The engineering faculty worked closely with course instructors to ensure that seminaractivities aligned with recent course topics. Seminar deliverables and a comprehensive project accountedfor 20% of the course grade.Table 3. Summary of activities completed in the parallel engineering applications seminar. Seminar Topic/Description
as access time, cycle time, area on chip, the totalnumber of instructions executed, total number of hits and miss-rates. The selected tools helped usto simulate cache and in depth understanding the design factors. We compared the obtained resultswith those reported in the literature. In most cases, the results were comparable, and in some casesslight improved were achieved.Bibliography1. Hill M.D, and Smith A.J. Evaluating Associativity in CPU Caches. In: IEEE Transactions on Computer, 1989.2. Arjun Malik A., Bhatia M.S, Wu P., Zhe Qi, Cache Coherency Case Study: Cache Pipeline, Multilevel, Hierarchical, Semester Project, Dept. Computer Science, BGHI, Ohio, 2017.3. Duska, B. M., Marwood D, and Feeley M. J. The Measured Access
review project.Gore and Jones [20] offer advice to library managers considering the impact systematic reviewsupport may have on their libraries. Some libraries have developed policies and guidelines thatspell out what level of librarian involvement constitutes a basis for co-authorship. It is importantthat librarians understand the substantial time commitment involved in participation in systematicreview projects, and that there is consideration in their institution of whether such support is to beroutinely offered, or whether it becomes part of a fee-for-service scheme. If they are willing toengage in this work, librarians should advocate for their inclusion in systematic review researchteams. Several agencies [21], [22] recommend the
applying OR/MS and Simulation techniques to Supply Chain & Operations Management prob- lems, and has also conducted research in the areas of Human Factors and Work Design for evaluating time and motion efficiencies of operations. Jim also holds an undergraduate IE degree and a Six Sigma Green- belt. Prior to joining the faculty at Western Michigan, Jim was an Assistant Professor for the Industrial Engineering Technology program at Purdue Polytechnic Institute.Mrs. Enas Aref, Western Michigan University An Engineering professional with 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, inventory control, procure- ment, import and export. Earned Master’s Degree in Project Management, 2015,Keller Graduate School of Management
discourage them from further pursuing CS [10]. Along these lines, the ethnographic study of anundergraduate programming course conducted by Secules et al. shows the combined impact of several“mundane and seemingly innocuous” aspects of the course, such as the seating arrangement in lecture andthe status hierarchy when an experienced student was paired with an inexperienced student for a group lab[11]. These aspects of the course all combined to create a culture that projected the implicit message thatthe focus of the study--a female student from a vocational high school--could not succeed in engineering.Lastly, studies have shown that students’ performance in CS is influenced by their learning strategies intheir introductory CS course, which are