applicable to anindividual student. According to ABET, performance indicators are concrete measurable performances studentsmust meet as indicators of achievements of the outcome10. Therefore, performance indicatorswere developed for each student outcome through a departmental ABET committee and wereused for assessment in every course relevant to all engineering courses. Performance indicatorsfor the three student outcomes, outcomes a, c, and e, and corresponding rubric were given in theAppendix A. The scoring for the rubric ranges from 1 to 3 with 1 being unsatisfactory and 3being excellent. In the Design of Thermal Systems course, two simulation projects, one onpiping systems and another on thermal systems such as a land-based gas turbine system
knowledge and abilities.Recent developments and various studies shown that there are different modes of assessmentmethods have been practiced based on knowledge, skills, practice which is linked with unitlearning outcomes. Studies also revealed that effective or meaningful learning is conceivedwhere the learner constructs their own knowledge base assessment methods[1, 2]. This impliesthe learners to be self directed and focused on developing strategic learning behaviour[3].The aim of this investigation is to examine students’ experiences of assessment practices indesign based curriculum through an online survey given to the same cohort of students inthird year and fourth year undergraduate engineering. This paper is discussing about thedifference
technologies could be used as aneducational method to teach the design process. Students participated in three anonymoussurveys. The surveys were administered at: (1) the start of the fall semester to all students(honors and non-honors) for baseline data, (2) after the first 3D Print experience (a car), and (3)after the second 3D print experience (flying disc). Findings indicate that 3D Printing basedprojects are perceived to be both interesting and relevant by students; further there were nostatistically significant differences between male and female or honors and non-honors studentsin terms of their prior experiences with the technology or in their interest in learning about thetechnology.IntroductionNational attention has been given to the need to
guidance on outcomes and objectives and to provide feedback onimproving the program.Assessment and RubricsThe rubric used by the working professionals during the poster session is shown in Figure 1 inthe Appendix. Figure 2 in the appendix shows the oral presentation rubric used by faculty duringthe afternoon session.The first question on the poster rubric of Figure 1 is used as a supplementary assessment methodfor ABET outcome (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.Other methods outside of the senior project sequence provide a more granular measurement thatallows changes to specific courses for correction. We use the results of this question as a way todetermine the suitability of a project for this class
courses. The laboratories arethought to reinforce key concepts and perhaps improve student learning in terms of applicationand retention of those concepts.Several researchers have looked at the impact of laboratory experiments for engineering and Page 26.892.2technology courses on student perceptions, and in some cases student learning, for those courses.Campbell et al.1 implemented the use of some simple experiments using low cost materials andtoys to teach concepts for dynamic systems. They reported that students found these simpleexperiments to be very effective or effective for helping them understand dynamic concepts, butno specific data were
of Notre Dame in 2005 and 2009, respectively. His research interests include control systems, engineering education, technology-related entrepreneurship, and sustainable engineering applications. Page 26.136.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A “Trick and Think” Approach to a Second-Order Circuit LabAs instructors, we always look to engage students in a way that keeps them alert, stimulates theirattention and interest, and adds some elements or insights to their skills. This is important in afirst circuit lab course [1], where students are struggling with many
the physical conditions of the environment andorganizing to collected data at a central location [1]. WSNs are a significant technology for hugescale monitoring, allowing sensor dimension at high temporal and spatial resolution. Thestraightforward process is typical and direct where data are communicated to a base station;nonetheless, WSNs can also achieve in-network sort out operations such as aggregation, eventdetection, or actuation. The WSN papers a decade ago clearly articulated the promise of thetechnology for a diverse range of monitoring applications including forests, waterways, buildings,security, and the battlefield, and how it would transform the way we live [2]. Some of the earliestuse of WSN technology started back with military
have addressed both topics, they are typically taught as separate subjects, providingthat the synergistic convergence of sustainability and BIM has been embraced by bothprofessional and educational communities [1, 2]. This study investigated an integrative strategy toformulate a joint course project with concurrent focus on sustainable design and BIMimplementation using two upper division elective courses in an undergraduate constructionmanagement (CM) program.This study was motivated by the dual pressure from program assessment requirements andregional industry needs. Recent American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) re-accreditation review of the CM program revealed severe weaknesses of students in graphicalcommunication
assesses Positive Urgency,Negative Urgency, (lack of) Premeditation, (lack of) Perseverance, and Sensation Seeking –factors which might impact a students’ likelihood to complete assignments.The statements were reviewed by the researchers and students were moved to different studygroups if necessary. For example, if a student assigned to the implementation intentions groupdid not follow instructions correctly and ended up writing a less specific goal, they were Page 26.200.4classified in group two for the analysis. Table 1 shows the resulting self-reporteddemographics for each of the three groups, and Table 2 shows the same information for
apriority in health care. Assuring this safety is a task that is more and more complicated andwhich entails potential risks with no one method being capable of guaranteeing a total absence oferrors. The Institute of Medicine estimates that “tens of thousands of deaths and injuries arecaused by medical mistakes every year [1]. The FDA estimates that number to be nearly 500,000[1]. Nowadays, one of the main worries in maintaining a high level of safety in health careenvironments is to closely follow the patient throughout their stay in a healthcare facility, i.e.,from their arrival until they are discharged, registering both waiting and care times in each of theareas subject to control. However, Mentioned patient waiting time is a detriment to the
) in order to be compared with GPAand persistence data to be collected each semester. Figure 1 shows the results for each question(with the positive coding). 1 GRIT Scale Item Average Response 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 Total average 0.3 Female average Male average 0.2 0.1 0
asked to complete a survey on the use oflaboratory design notebooks in our course that semester. Although nearly 50% of students didnot use the ELN, response to the notebook survey was very good, with a 76% response rate. Ofour lab instructors, 6 used the ELN, 1 used both ELN and paper, and 6 used paper only.Instructors that used paper only did not respond to the survey. Overall, the percentage ofstudents who would choose to use the LabArchives ELN in the future was low at just 40 %.Here, we report some preliminary data related to time spent learning LabArchives (Figure 1),resources used to learn LabArchives (Table 1), and multivariate plots of ELNs vs. papernotebooks performance in logistical categories (Figure 2). Figure 3 shows a
evidence of effectiveness of this particular instructional innovation in advancingstudents’ knowledge and abilities in engineering. Furthermore, we found the R&D methodologyprovided an appropriate, systematic framework for integrating research methodologies at everyphase in the R&D process.1.1. IntroductionInstruction must be reoriented for 21st century engineering learning1 to keep the United Statesglobally competitive to lead, innovate, and create future jobs.2 Contemporary society demands acitizenry familiar with the complexity of real-world problems associated with societal systemscoming into direct contact with the Earth’s natural systems.1, 2, 3 Particularly in urban areas,where natural Earth systems can seriously threaten human life
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Capstone Project: Development of FDM 3D Printer Tool for Industrial RobotThis paper (poster) presents the organization of the course, as well as the goals and outcomes ofthe project as they relate to the course and program objectives. The paper also provides a detailedoverview of the first-phase prototypes designed by undergraduate students in an engineeringtechnology (ET) capstone course. Opportunities for future development and next steps are alsodiscussed.IntroductionWhile additive manufacturing, such as polymer 3D printing, has seen a recent surge in popularityin industrial robotics [1-3], there is a considerable gap in the literature for practitioners
-STEM Majors while Closing Equity Gaps: Mentoring in a Multi-Disciplinary S-STEM ProgramAbstractThe S-STEM supported program ACCESS in STEM started at the University of Washington Tacoma as a Track 1 grant in 2018 andcontinued as a Track 2 grant in 2022. Since its inception, it has supported 124 students over 7 cohorts. Program scholars receive fullscholarships for their first two years, and partial scholarships for their third and fourth years. Students can participate in a summerbridge precalculus or research experience course, and project-based Introduction to Engineering or Introduction to Research coursesin their first year. Individual faculty mentoring, quarterly Success in STEM seminar courses, and an
Engineering from UT Austin (2021). Her research interests center around the experiences of marginalized students in U.S. higher education institutions. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 CAREER: Responsive Support Structures for Marginalized Students in Engineering - Insights from Year 5IntroductionUndergraduate engineering in the United States is characterized by many opportunities,demands, and obstacles within and beyond the classroom [1]. Opportunities refers to thingsstudents can access to improve their overall success in engineering, demands refers to typicalhardship expected of engineering (e.g., curricular difficulty, financial hardship, etc.), andobstacles refer to
(CA) framework, which emphasizes how novices learnexpert problem-solving techniques [1].In this paper we seek to address the research question: How are graduate students perceivingsupport from their academic and non-academic mentors? To assess graduate students’perceptions of their academic mentors, students completed the Engineering Identity Inventory(EII), which examines their identities as scientists, engineers, and researchers, and gathers dataon advisor relationships [2]. The EII was administered during both the Fall 2023 and Fall 2024semesters. To assess graduate students’ perceptions of their non-academic mentors, a modifiedversion of the Maastricht Clinical Teaching Questionnaire (MCTQ) [3] was administered in theFall 2024
theformation of researcher identity in doctoral students, which is the focus of this research5-6.This research uses three primary methods (journey mapping, survey, and interviews) within thefield of UX to investigate the longitudinal formation of researcher identity in two cohorts ofdoctoral students in an engineering department at a large state university, which is R1 under theCarnegie Classification: students enrolled in a traditionally structured on campus program andthose enrolled in an online program. Summary of Key Study Findings to DateThe following subsections summarize at a high level some of the key findings of the study todate, organized by research question. As shown in Table 1, between June 2022 and December2024
resilient systems, networks & graphs, and sustainable design and is currently an associate editor for ASME’s Journal of Mechanical Design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 IUSE: Analyzing Nestedness Variability for Bipartite Makerspace Tool-Tool Projection ModelsIntroduction & Background Academic engineering makerspaces give students a controlled environment to put theirtheoretical knowledge to practical use. As such, many universities are adding these spaces to theircampuses and integrating them into their curricula [1]. Due to their rising popularity and perceivedimportance, it is important to further understand how best to create and manage these
the RCT, participants were asked to respond to two short open-endedscenarios, each depicting a commonly faced interpersonal communication scenario for womengraduate students. The first asked each participant to imagine that she had received criticalfeedback from her advisor, and the second asked the student to put herself in a situation in whichshe was confused by a comment made by her advisor about another student. These situationsdrew on the skills taught in two specific communication modules, namely, Receiving andResponding to Feedback and Active Listening for Question 1 and Question 2, respectively. TheAICS measured participant ability to illustrate how they would apply interpersonalcommunication skills in each scenario. Responses were
PDP. The identical questionnaire was administered a second time after theseminar and again three months later. We compare different formats of the seminar as well asinstructors from different academic disciplines. The focus is laid especially on instructors inSTEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) versus non-STEMdisciplines. The data obtained suggest that (1) there are differences between STEM and non-STEM instructors with respect to their initial beliefs, (2) there is noticeable development of theinstructors’ conceptions about teaching and learning as a result of participation in the program,and (3) different formats of the same program may display widely differing effectiveness.1 IntroductionIn recent years
to traditional approaches can increasestudents’ conceptual knowledge and their ability to transfer acquired knowledge to newersituations [1-3]. Furthermore, exposure to real-world challenges, especially when presented in anactive and practical learning environment increases both student interest and pedagogicaleffectiveness. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in its report, “Educating theEngineer of 2020,” contends that solving the Grand Challenges will require more than justproviding students with technical training. It argues that an engineering education must producegraduates who combine technical excellence with a multitude of other skills includingcommunication, teaming, ethical reasoning, and contextual analysis. Students
LevelsAbstractThis research is evaluating the art of designing a course to allow students to explore theircreativity while honing their technical design skills. This is done by analyzing and comparing thedevelopment and learning of two cohorts in a computer-numerical-control (CNC) manufacturingcourse. The cohorts analyzed in this work are: (1) bachelor’s degree seeking students majoring inMechanical and Aerospace Engineering or Industrial & Systems Engineering who complete thecourse over 6 weeks and (2) high school students who complete the course over 4 days.Alongside using qualitative based research methods, student perception of personal learningprogression as well as the intuitiveness of creative problem-solving is analyzed. Results showthat
programmingstructure”, were “usually not compatible with the existing experimental systems”, the “hardwaregenerally contained small-scale testing devices”, and “usually housed behind a panel thatprevented the students experiencing the real-life devices and the visual benefits of directexperimentation”1. As the capability of the computers, hardware-wise and software-wise,increased, engineering educators were able develop better-integrated and interactive visualizationcomponents to support the theory in their courses. Educators developed and adoptedtechnologies to create remote laboratories, and virtual platforms to provide students with theapplication experience. Although some of these set-ups were developed to support the onlinecourses, many of the set-ups
virtual communities of practice models for faculty developmentAbstract Faculty development is a possible pathway to inform and encourage adoption of research-based education practices into engineering classrooms. We developed a model for facultydevelopment called a virtual community of practice. In this model we sought to engage facultywith research-based education practices, and more specifically, focus on their implementation ofthese practices in their courses. Two different VCP designs were utilized in our program. Thefirst cohort (Cycle 1) consisted of faculty that were grouped based on similar courses (n = 77).The second cohort (Cycle 2) consisted of faculty that were grouped based on similar
studentengagement is commonly acknowledged to significantly benefit the students as well as thestudent mentors involved in the program. Data from an initial student survey that measures theefficacy of the proposed mentorship program is included in this paper and these data arediscussed in detail. A 1-5 Likert scale is used for quantitative analysis of the data in order toevaluate the self-efficacy of the program. The group size of the mentorship cohort has beenlimited to a maximum of thirty students at this stage. Preliminary analysis of the data indicatesthat the participating students have a strongly positive opinion of the program.Keywords: Mentorship, Engineering, Project-based Learning (PBL).1. IntroductionMentoring is commonly acknowledged as a means
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global CompetenciesIntroductionAround the world, many influential stakeholders are concerned with increasing globalcompetitiveness of engineering graduates by increasing their global competency. Recent booksfrom the US, Australia, and Europe attest to growing interest in global engineering.1 In sum, Whether working on multi-national project teams, navigating geographically dispersed supply chains or engaging customers and clients abroad, engineering graduates encounter worlds of professional practice that are increasingly global in character. This new reality
will be displayed. However,the author dyed silk squares in various combinations of mordant and dye, and and crafteda quilt from the squares. The quilt demonstrates the range of colors available with fournatural dyes and five mordants, as well as some artistic flair.Method:The dyeing procedure is divided into four steps. Each step can be modified for differenteffects. The students completed these steps throughout the semester.Step 1: Mordant the fabricNatural dyes will not permanently dye natural fabrics without the aid of a mordant.Typical mordants include alum, tin, chrome and copper (available from aurorasilk.com2,or in many chemistry laboratories). The combination of fabric, mordant and dyedetermine the final shade. An early experiment
renewable fuels and related climate change topics.The process outlined in this paper can be presented three ways, depending on the pedagogicalcontext:1) Process Demonstration2) Lab Activity with predetermined process parameters3) Lab Activity with process parameters developed in worksheetBiodiesel Reaction ParametersMost vegetable oils and fats (triglyceride) can be easily converted into fatty acid methyl ester(FAME = biodiesel) with a catalyzed process that can occur at room temperature and pressure.The ratios of reactant and products are outlined in Table 1. A reaction using 400 ml of oil willproduce nearly 400 ml of biodiesel. Typically excess methanol is used to push the reaction closerto completion(1). The demo process outlined in this paper
(2004), Boston East Pipeline Network; and Alumni, Lead Boston 2004 (The National Conference for Community and Justice). She won the 2006 Northeastern University Aspiration Award, and was recognized at the 2003 Northeastern University Reception honoring Principal Investigators that obtained funding in excess of $1 million over a five-year period.Marina Bograd c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016TRANSFORM: TRANSFORMing liberal arts careers to meet demand for advanced manufacturing workforceAbstractIt is well recognized that a liberal arts degree (BA) equips graduates with many essential skillscited as critical for the current and future workforce. These include but are not