pedagogical uses of digital systems. She also investigates fundamental questions critical to improving undergraduate engineering degree pathways. . She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. In 2013, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh was honored as a promising new engineering education researcher when she was selected as an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Initial Interviews to Understand the Formation of Engineering Communities of Practice and Identity during the First YearAbstractThis Work in Progress paper reports on our efforts to understand the development of engineeringidentity and
classrooms.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize prac- ticing engineers’ understandings of core engineering concepts. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Measuring Student Cognitive Engagement Using the ICAP Framework In and Outside of the ClassroomAbstractThe following is a
, Michigan Technological University Dr. Manser is a multidisciplinary engineer with over a decade of experience as a mining and environmen- tal engineer. He lectures in the Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Department at Michigan Technological University. His research interests include engineering education, natural resource manage- ment, and sustainable engineering systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student Perception of Instructional Staff’s Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes and its Impact on Their Performance AbstractAs flipped-learning strategies increase, this work in progress paper aims to evaluate therelationship between
Penn State University, she teaches Introduction to Engineering Design and a graduate-level Engineering Design Studio course. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 Full Paper: A Flexible, Portable Making Solution to Enable Hands-On Learning with Additive Manufacturing in Cornerstone Engineering Design Nicholas A. Meisel, Sarah C. Ritter School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USAABSTRACT Additive manufacturing, colloquially 3D printing, is rising in prominence as a tool to supporthands-on “making” education in cornerstone engineering design
Colorado State University, specializing in structural engineering. She conducts research on the inspection, management and renewal of existing structures, and on diversity, equity and diversity in engineering education.Dr. Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University Tom Siller is an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. He has been a faculty member at CSU since 1988. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 Full Paper: An Evaluation of a First-Year Civil Engineering Student Group Dynamics InterventionIntroductionWomen and people of color are underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM
ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS.Dr. George D. Ricco, University Of Indianapolis George D. Ricco is an assistant professor of engineering and first-year engineering coordinator at the University of Indianapolis. He focuses his work between teaching the first two years of introductory en- gineering and engineering design and research in student progression. Previously, he was a special title series assistant professor in electrical engineering at the University of Kentucky, and the KEEN Program Coordinator at Gonzaga University in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. He completed his doctorate in engineering education from Purdue University’s
. His funded research explores the nature of global com- petency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of en- gineering students. Dr. Streiner has published papers and given presentations in global engineering ed- ucation at several national conferences. Scott is an active member in the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) both locally and nationally, as well as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28Full Paper: Understanding Global Perspectives Development in First-Year
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electrical and computer engineering in 2014, respectively, both from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. After graduating with her PhD in 2014, she worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, first as a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow from 2014-2016 and then as RF/Microwave Engineer from 2016-2017. She started as an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN in the fall of 2017. Her research interests include THz technology development, superconducting detectors, heterodyne arrays, and microwave instruments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Students – Ask them to eat their Steaks!Abstract Some faculty
embedded systems; advanced methods for improving hardware and physical network security; evolvable hardware; and evolutionary and recon- figurable computing. He is a senior member of the IEEE organization and several societies, a member of the ASEE and ACM organizations.H. Shelton Jacinto, Boise State University H S. Jacinto received his B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA, in 2017, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering from Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA. From 2015 to 2017 he worked with Idaho National Labs in conjunction with the Advanced Energy Lab conducting research on self-powered wireless sensor
mathematics and engineering students’ calculus and technology knowledge since 2011. His other research interests include nonlinear optimization, financial engineering, facility alloca- tion problem, vehicle routing problem, solar energy systems, machine learning, system design, network analysis, inventory systems, and Riemannian geometry. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Undergraduate Industrial Engineering Majors’ Software Preferences for Solving Statistical Process Control and Operations Research Questions Emre Tokgöz Emre.Tokgoz@qu.edu Industrial Engineering, School
Engineering Education. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin-Madison. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Makerspace Participation: Which Students Visit, Return and Why?AbstractMakerspaces are becoming increasingly common facilities in engineering departments anduniversities across the country. Facility stakeholders, including students, professors, anduniversity administration, hold many assumptions about the benefits and importance of thespaces, but little research has been done to quantify student usage and to evaluate participationwithin these spaces. This is
Paper ID #25914Managing a Multi-Institution Block Grant for Renewable Electricity ResearchDr. Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Patrick Tebbe is a professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dr. Tebbe received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering as well as the M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri–Columbia. He is currently a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), student branch advi- sor for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American
) at UGA. She is part of the College of En- gineering at the University of Georgia since August 2017.Dr. Colleen M. Kuusinen, University of Georgia c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Measuring the Effectiveness of Videos for Concept Understanding in a Flipped Engineering ClassAbstract:Flipped classrooms with different forms of implementation are now popular in engineeringprograms. Instructors use the flipped model to focus on learning activities in the classroom,application of theoretical concepts, and students have to gain understanding on the concepts fromvideos or other instructional material prior to class. Thus far, the research on this
Education, 2019 Queer(y)-ing Technical Practice: Queer Experiences in Student Theater Productions at a Technical UniversityAbstract: This pilot study presents a potentially novel way to consider gender and sexualdiversity in STEM by attempting to identify sociotechnical practices which might be considered“queer” in a broad sense—by being of, by, for, or regarding queer people—and by seeking tounderstand how these practices might challenge and complement other technical practice andeducation. To explore these questions, I conducted participant-observation fieldwork at astudent-run theater organization at a mid-sized technical university, identified by students as“outstandingly queer” for both its increased proportion of LGBTQ
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Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received for the best paper published in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008, 2011, and 2019 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011 and 2015. Dr. Ohland is an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS.Dr. Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University at West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is CATME Managing Director and the recipient of several NSF awards for research in engineering education and a research associate at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was
the rubric and, effectiveness of feedbackregarding the strengths and weaknesses in learning the course content. The study showed adecrease in grading time spent on the homework as well as the feedback helped in getting higherexam scores. Student surveys are being conducted during the 2019-2020 academic year.IntroductionTo teach engineering at the college level, one needs a doctorate in an engineering discipline.However, no formal education on teaching is required. A new instructor must seek outinformation about how to teach, translate their experiences as a student to their new role asinstructors, or just use trial and error. If the new instructors use their experiences as students todesign a course, then the selection of the latest ideas or
. Mechanical Engineering) and is specifically focused on programs that influence student’s experience, affect retention rates, and the factors that determine the overall long term success of students entering an engineering program. She is the Assistant Dean for Student Development in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She is committed to the betterment of the undergraduate curriculum and is still actively involved in the classroom, teaching students in the First-Year Engineering Program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engineering Major Discernment: A Model for Informing Students and Offering
Tasks among Mobile Robot and Robotic Arm.” B.S., Electrical Engineering University of El Mina Cairo, Egypt, May 2001. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing College of Technology and Engineering Technology Programs with an Industrial Robotics ConcentrationAbstractRobotic accomplishments can enable businesses\ industries to improve performance, by reducingerrors and improving quality and speed, and in some cases achieving outcomes that go beyondhuman capabilities. Robotics also contributes to productivity, as it has done historically [1, 2]. In today’s highly automated manufacturing environment it would beneficial to have aconcentration program in robotics that can be taken by
Paper ID #26477Guided Peer Review of Technical Writing for Large Laboratory CourseDr. Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Guided Peer Review of Technical Writing for a Large Laboratory CourseAbstractLaboratory courses, and in particular laboratory reports, are logical choices to assess two par-ticular student outcomes: ‘the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyzeand interpret data;’ and ‘the ability to communicate effectively.’ If
Engineering and Science Building University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA 15904 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of Embedded Systems Course on Undergraduate Capstone ProjectsAbstract: When electrical (EE) and computer engineers (COE) are trained, it is imperative that nearly allacquire some level of exposure to microcontrollers and associated software development skills toeffectively function as engineers in their careers. At this university, electrical engineering andcomputer engineering majors take a one-semester course in microcontrollers to learn embeddedsystem development in their junior year. In prior semesters, they
for Engineering Education, 2019 Laboratory Exercises for Signals and SystemsAbstract:Signals and systems is a course that introduces students to mathematical concepts that are used toanalyze systems or signals. In Wentworth Institute of Technology signals and systems was taughtin the conventional way using lecture and readings to explain the theory and by assigning paper-based problem sets of theory and math. Conceptual understanding of the course content remaineda challenge for many undergraduate students. A series of laboratory exercises was developed tohelp students visualize the complex mathematical concepts and gain a better appreciation forhow the concepts are useful in real-world situations. Some of the exercises
z Systems Firmware Development. Her current interests include recruitment and retention of women and under-represented students in STEM, integrative training for graduate teaching assistants, and curriculum innovation for introductory programming courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: A Balancing Act - Evolution of Assessments in An Introductory Programming Course in ECE After Curriculum RedesignAbstractAs enrollment grows in Electrical and Computer Engineering, it becomes an increasinglychallenging task to implement appropriate assessments in large introductory courses to accuratelyevaluate student learning, while adhering to given resource constraints. This
materials. She is currently the PI of an NSF S-STEM. Dr. Vernaza is the chair of the ASEE North Central Section (2017-19). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: A Comprehensive Design & Prototyping Platform for Rapid HW/SW Development ClassesAbstract-Robotics, autonomous transportation, and other computerized physical systems become widely accessible subjects foreven a semester-long lecture and laboratory class. Sometimes, the physical systems are often transformed to cyber-physicalsystems (CPSs) by interfacing modules in physical systems to cyber system. It is often challenging for undergraduate students toimplement a CPS comprising of analog and digital hardware and software within
CITL’s teaching certificate program. He offers a variety of workshops every year to faculty, staff, TAs, and undergraduates, on topics including course design, running effective discussions, and using humor in the classroom. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integrated Engineering Leadership Initiative for Teaching Excellence (iELITE) Year Two: Assessment of Intermediate-Term Outcome for Graduate Teaching Assistant TrainingAbstractSince the spring of 2017, the Integrated Engineering Leadership Initiative for Teaching Excellence(iELITE) team has been developing and offering a course that seeks to train graduate teaching as-sistants (GTAs) in the College of
concepts relevant to chemical engineers entering industry. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Time-Saving Algorithm for Team Assignment and Scheduling in a Large-Scale Unit Operations Laboratory CourseAbstractThe chemical engineering program at The Ohio State University has been growing rapidly overthe last decade, and it is now one of the largest in the United States. Students enroll in UnitOperations for two semesters, making the course twice the size of other courses in the department;enrollment is typically about 220 students in the combined lab/lecture course. To cope with thegrowing enrollment, the course instructors have adopted a number of time-saving strategies.The most
Classroom Behavior, Contexts, and Interventions: Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities.Dr. Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Dean for Diversity, College of Engi- neering Core Faculty Member, Disaster Research Center University of Delaware Newark, DE c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 ADJUSTING THE LENS: COMPARISON OF FOCUS GROUP AND CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY DATA IN IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING ISSUES OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING PROGRAMS Amy E. Trauth, PhD1, Jenni M. Buckley, PhD2,1 Sarah Rooney, PhD
Paper ID #25891An Exploratory Study of Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Activities in an En-gineering Orientation CourseProf. Huihui Wang, Jacksonville University Dr. Huihui Wang, is an assistant professor and the Chair of the Engineering Department at JU. JU is a private, undergraduate liberal arts institution in northeast Florida. She is an IEEE senior member and the Vice Chair of IEEE JAX section. She has 3 on-going external grants, 40 peer reviewed papers and 5 patents (1 pending). As a member of ASME, ASEE, IEEE, Florida Engineering Society (FES), and an advisor of NSPE JU Chapter, she actively participates in