deployment of 15+ courses used at over 10 universities. In addition he leads the technical content for the Electrical and Computer Engineer capstone projects course at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Longitudinal Study to Develop and Evaluate the Impacts of a“Transformational” Undergraduate ECE Design Program: Study Results and Best Practices ReportAcknowledgement: The authors are grateful for support provided by the National ScienceFoundation grant DUE 1347817. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation
worksettings. This curriculum stresses multidisciplinary knowledge, presented to the students with acombination of theory, lectures, independent research, projects, and presentations, emphasizingand promoting self-directed learning. It also requires students to complete a capstone project intheir final year, as a concluding experience, to determine the students’ ability to apply programknowledge and skills to real-world problems2. These projects are defined, designed,implemented, tested, and presented to a group of experts for thorough review and assessment in athree-month period. This research demonstrates that structuring these capstone projects byfollowing best practice guidelines is a repeatable, measurable and practical way to ensure asuccessful
guide students through the cognitive and metacognitive processes of choosingtopics, asking questions, identifying an appropriate problem and locating adequate data sources.The worksheets are introduced in a linear manner and completed in order. This progressive pathis intended to provide a logical and methodical approach for developing research questions.However, each worksheet can be completed independently. The worksheets can also be used as apedagogical approach to introduce research methods into the classroom. The design activityworksheets have been used in multiple venues: undergraduate and graduate data visualizationcourses, workshops and more recently, a graduate seminar designed to help students identifytheir thesis topics in partial
engineering economy tools toprovide recommendations based on the results of the analysis. During the trip, the student willvisit a geothermal facility and speak with several experts about geothermal energy, hoping tofind additional useful information for his case study.Benefits of Student-Driven ResearchExposure to student-driven research and design has already had a strongly positive impact onboth the individual students involved and on the institution as a whole. We have also had asurprisingly positive reaction from our Engineering Advisory Council, made up of localemployers. They are particularly pleased with the emphasis on hands-on design and technicalpresentations, and are beginning to ask to be more involved, with mock Product Design
structural change, so as to post a real challenge to systems of White supremacistcapitalist patriarchy. She also notes that the attacks have created opportunities for scholars tocome together and organize in new and broader way.Our field’s debates about how best to approach the enhancement of diversity, inclusion, andsocial justice in engineering education are healthy, vibrant, engaging, and must continue. For thisto happen, we need to be able to test new ideas in our publication venues and at conferences likeCONECD without fearing for our personal or professional security. It is not simply about theprinciple of academic freedom, which protects faculty expertise and scholarly authority. We needto make clear that research on diversity in engineering
Paper ID #40493Outcome assessment and learned best practices of an undergraduateresearch experience projectDr. Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University Mohsen Mosleh is a Professor of mechanical engineering at Howard University and an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) since 2004. He has served positions of Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Graduate Program Director at Howard University. Dr. Mosleh received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has extensively published in journals and conferences, been issued U.S. patents, and has advised numerous
best practices website, including a detailed summary of the negative and positiveaspects of the designed website through user surveys [15].Sloan and Hacker prepared an REU handbook for Geo-science REU mentees andmentors [13]. Particularly, the mentoring models summarized in this handbook is useful forREU organizers, such the apprenticeship model, the multiple mentor model (research, writing,tech, graduate student mentor) and the research pairs/teams model. They also providedmultiple tips for online mentors and program directors. These tips were organized inpre-program, first week, and second week and beyond, with a broad coverage including dailyactivities, communication tools, and strategies for engaging students. [14]Through an interview
definition ofbroader impacts the first few weeks of class helped me set up a good foundation for the rest ofthe course.’‘I thought the class participation very beneficial and should be required. We were able to notonly practice talking about our research to others but we were able to see how we progressedthroughout the semester.’Summary and outlookThe initial offering of the course in Spring 2016 attracted 13 engineering graduate students fromfour disciplines and introduced them to the notion of broader impacts and underscored the valueof engaging in activities to achieve specific societal outcomes. Student feedback from this initialoffering was very positive. The course has already achieved impact by enabling students toimplement their project
Session 3255 Design in Engineering Education and Practice Janis P. Terpenny and Richard M. Goff Department of Engineering Education Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061AbstractThis paper reports on a new core graduate course that has been developed for the recentlyestablished Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity (Virginia Tech). The course is focused on preparing future engineering facultymembers and practitioners to teach
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Page 23.395.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing Best Practices for an Undergraduate STEM Summer Research Program in a Government Institution through a Higher Education PartnershipAbstractThis paper introduces a novel and unique paradigm to upgrade a long-standing summer researchprogram at a government institution to include components that are now standard at civilianprograms, such as National Science Foundation (NSF
Paper ID #25501A Course in Best Practices in Scientific Writing and Oral Presentation in En-glish for Chinese Graduate Students in Engineering and the Life SciencesProf. John B. Troy, Northwestern University John B. Troy, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, has a B.S. (1st class hon- ors) from the University of London, King’s College and a D.Phil. from the University of Sussex, both in the U.K. His research is within the broad area of Neural Engineering with focus on signal processing within the nervous system and the development of technology for neuroscience research and neuropros- thetics
National Champion in 2001. She is a December 2003 graduate of the MS-Marketing program at Texas A&M University. And in the Fall of 2009, Maria graduated with a PhD program in Higher Education Administration in August 2017.Dr. Vikram K. Kinra, Texas A&M University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of Research Experience Programs on National and International Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractThis study explored differences in the influence of summer research experiences on 33 nationaland international undergraduate students at a Southwestern public research university in theUnited States during the summers of 2017 and 2018. The students participated
AC 2009-526: A PRACTICAL GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITIONLawrence Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10 years experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education and lean manufacturing.Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University Zulma Toro-Ramos serves as Dean of the College of Engineering
Cincinnati Dr. Cathy Maltbie is a Research Associate at the University of Cincinnati with a joint appointment with the Evaluation Services Center and the Arlitt Child and Family Research and Education Center. She has a BS in Chemical Engineering and a Doctorate in Educational Foundations. Her research areas include evaluation, cognitive and social aspects of educational environments, and STEM education from pre-K through graduate school. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Best Practice for Incorporating STEM into Rural Schools: Train and Invest in Teacher LeadersAbstractDespite the fact that more than one-fifth of all public school students attend
EECS Department. His current research activities include nanomagnetics/spintronics, graphene electron- ics, nanophotonics, and nano-electromechanical systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Career Development Impacts of a Research Program on Graduate Student and Postdoc MentorsAbstract—This evidence-based practice paper explores how graduate students and postdocsbenefit from serving as mentors to undergraduate research interns. Utilizing three years ofqualitative data from 38 mentors, our findings indicate that mentors feel better prepared forfuture faculty careers as they gain skills in project management, supervision, andcommunication. This paper
aware of campus policies, procedures and services related to academic integrity, student conduct,and mental health problems in order to reduce disruptive occurrences. This paper, which may beparticularly useful for those with limited teaching experience, describes research on incivility in theclassroom and features a classroom management workshop for faculty developed and convened at anhistorically black college and university in the southern part of the United States. The workshop examplepresented highlights best practice recommendations from the workshop and the literature.Keywords: Classroom Management, incivility, professional ethicsIntroductionThis paper, which may be of particular value to new faculty and those with little classroom
technological impact. She has won ASTech and 3-Minute Thesis awards for her work in science communication and outreach, and received the 2016 CEMF Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Award for her work relat- ing to the promotion of women in engineering.Dr. Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary Dr. Mohammad Moshirpour is an instructor of Software Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineer, University of Calgary. His research interests are the area of software architecture, software requirements engineering, design, implementation and analysis of multi-agent systems, intelligent data analytics, data mining and machine learning, and Software engineering and computer science education. He is a senior member of IEEE
. Each filter would have its own nutrient solution bath to ensurethe stability of the cultures.As shown above, when an undergraduate chemical engineering student was introduced toongoing VOC research, it motivated her to want to design a new experiment to furtherunderstand if there are more efficient ways to contain VOCs. Perhaps if a major-specificundergraduate research-exposure course is included early on in the freshman and sophomoreyears, a course where students are dedicated to exploring a research topic of interest, such asVOCs, then students may want to pursue graduate school.Student Surveys:To study the impact of research and student involvement in studies outside the regular coursework a few surveys were performed. In addition to the
engineering course innovations. She has worked extensively in the design of assessment tools for course methods and activities. She is a faculty development consultant with previ- ous experience in instructional design, and the instructor of the Graduate Assistant Seminar for training engineering teaching assistants at Penn State. Page 24.189.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Applying Research-Based Principles and Theory to Practice: The redesign of a graduate teaching assistant training seminarAbstractWhat do Graduate Student Instructors (GSI) expect from a
this capacity, he managed the departmental budget, curriculum design, fellowships, and scholarships. He graduated from the Naval Aviation Officer School as a U.S. Naval Officer and Aviator. Dr. Harris received his masters and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Mississippi and he holds bachelor degrees from the University of Kansas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 TAMUS LSAMP PROJECT: 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS – FINDING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR URM STEM STUDENTSIntroductionThe Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation(LSAMP) program, funded by the National
subject fields in which their users are involved. Libraryspaces and services must be designed to meet the needs and behaviors of these researchers [2].Research behaviors and needs vary across disciplines [3]. To address specific needs from a certaindiscipline, it is important for subject librarians as well as information specialists to understand theresearch life cycle within that discipline. There have been many studies on the information needsof students and scholars in various disciplines [4][5][6][7][8][9]. However, the specific needs ofCivil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) scholars have yet to be studied in depth. In this study,we aim to understand the research practices and needs of Civil and Environmental Engineeringscholars. The
development was grounded in Eccles’ Expectancy Value Theory (EVT), aswell as literature on returning students and a pilot study. The survey included questions aboutstudents’ motivation for returning, their previous work and school experience, their future careerplans, the challenges of graduate school, and their strategies for adapting to these challenges.This paper presents the development of the survey, in which we highlight best practices from theliterature that informed the development and refinement process. We show iterations of thesurvey and data from the advisory board and our cognitive interviews that informed the finalversion of the instrument.I. IntroductionWe define returners as students who spend at least five years working as
, he is developing a representation of design ped- agogical content knowledge, and is currently teaching graduate courses for in-service K-8 teachers that emphasize doing literacy- and math-enhanced hands-on science and engineering activities with students.Mr. Chris MalangaTimothy James Johnson, S. F. Austin High School - Houston ISD Timothy Johnson has been employed as a teacher at SF Austin High School in Houston Independent School District in Houston, TX since 1985. His educational background includes a BS and MS in Chem- istry from Texas A&M University in 1973 and 1975 respectively. Current teaching responsibilities are AP Physics and a Project Based Learning class entitled Scientific Research and Design focused
AC 2011-1827: ASSESSING TEAMWORK AND BEST EDUCATIONALPRACTICES IN DIVERSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSScott P. Schaffer, Purdue University Scott P. Schaffer is an associate professor in the Learning Design and Technology program at Purdue University where he teaches courses related to design, assessment & evaluation, and learning theory. His research focuses on team learning and the design of informal learning spaces.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus; Principle Investigator on NSF project involving four universities engaged in develop- ing measures for teamwork and ethical awareness, and identifying best educational practices for develop- ing those competencies among undergraduate
environmental engi- neering. He has worked and managed operations in manufacturing and in research and development and has designed environmental control systems for companies as diverse as pulp and paper mills, foundries, organic and inorganic chemical manufacturers, printing facilities, semiconductor manufacturers, mechan- ical assembly operations and dozens of others throughout North America. In his role as a Professor of Practice, he brings the lessons and practical examples from diverse background to the students at WPI.Dr. David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute David DiBiasio is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Head of ChE at WPI. He received his ChE degrees from Purdue University
2017 ASEE International Forum:Columbus , Ohio Jun 28 Paper ID #20789Identifying and Sharing Best Practices in International Higher EducationMakerspacesDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director
Achievement Award, 1999. He is a long-time supporter of strategiesfor recruiting, retaining, educating, and supporting a diverse group of engineering students and ENGR102 in HS is a strong component in the UA program portfolio. Page 24.227.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Best Practices Panel ASEE K-12 Division 2014The K-12 AND PRE-COLLEGE ENGINEERING DIVISION of ASEE is recognizingexemplary K-12 – university partnerships in engineering education at the 2014 ASEEAnnual Conference and Exposition in Indianapolis, Indiana. To do this, the
processes. Dr. Davis is a licensed private pilot and performs research primarily in areas related to aviation. His current research at OU involves the design and development of a new GPS Ground Based Augmentation System utilizing feedback control and the design of instrumentation and data acquisition for navigational systems. Additionally, he serves as the ECE recruiting coordinator and one of the primary academic advisers for ECE students.Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma Mark B. Yeary (S’95M’00SM’03) received the B.S. (honors), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Depart- ment of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively. Following his graduation
Engineering, The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and from 2008 to 2012, I was an assistant professor in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University (NDSU). Previously, from 2004 to 2008, I worked for Magma Design Automation, San Jose CA, where I received the outstanding technical contribution award in 2007. During the Summer of 2001, I worked on analog circuit synthesis and layout at NeoLinear Inc., Pittsburgh PA. During 1996-1997, I was an Erasmus graduate student at the University of Patras, Greece. I serve on the technical program committee of several conferences including NOCS, SOCC, and ReConFig. I am a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM and Eta Kappa Nu. I
AC 2010-1963: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONALDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AT ARESEARCH EXTENSIVE UNIVERSITYSunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunni H. Newton is currently in her 4th year of Georgia Tech's PhD program in industrial organizational psychology, with a minor in quantitative psychology. She attended Georgia Tech as an undergraduate, double-majoring in psychology and management. She worked for several years as a graduate research assistant in a psychology lab where she helped conduct studies on adult learning. She currently works as a graduate research assistant in Georgia Tech's Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) where