• Network of engineering alumni • Small class size • Opportunities for summer research • Opportunities for leadership • Graduate schoolThe model builds on UND’s established leadership in undergraduate distance engineeringeducation. A 2007 study2 from Stevens Institute of Technology states, “only UND offers ABET Page 22.64.4accredited degrees in the traditional disciplines of chemical, civil, electrical and mechanicalengineering.” Because UND has been delivering distance engineering courses for 20 years, ithas solved or mitigated many of the distance engineering concerns discussed in the
, University of Michigan Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Space Sciences Page 11.1332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE STUDENT SPACE SYSTEMS FABRICATION LABORATORY: AN APPROACH TO SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAbstractThe Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL) is a student-led organizationdedicated to providing students with practical space systems design and fabrication experiencenot readily available through the usual academic curriculum. S3FL’s approach is to enhanceeducation by coupling classroom knowledge with practicum experience involving realengineering design, analysis, test
with applications through senior design education. Her research focuses on teaching systems thinking and sustainable design in team-based engineering design courses. Mengyu Li is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF). She teaches numerous undergraduate and graduate level ISE courses, including: Supply Chain Management, Senior Design Project, Systems Design, and Systems Architecture. She has also re- ceived the UF Rising Star Award in 2021 for her commitment to ongoing educational improvements and excellence. Prior to her current position, Mengyu worked as a product developer at a manufacturing company, where she was
best project is awarded a 1% increase in finalcourse grades.MethodologyDesignThis study is part of an ongoing exploration of pedagogies of engagement that aims to evaluatethe efficacy of several pertinent pedagogies (i.e., mini-projects, guided self-directed learning,peer learning, analysis & design, reflective learning) implemented over time in a sophomore-level thermodynamics course.ParticipantsThe mandatory, face-to-face, sophomore-level thermodynamics course was comprised ofapproximately 80% mechanical engineering majors, 10% engineering mechanics majors, and10% nuclear or industrial and systems engineering majors for the Fall 2021 semester. Allenrolled students were sent an optional survey designed to measure their cognitive and
taught and developed courses in the computer engineering technology area at the University of Cincinnati and Michigan Technological University. Alaraje’s research interests focuses on processor architecture, system-on-chip design methodology, field- programmable logic array (FPGA) architecture and design methodology, engineering technology educa- tion, and hardware description language modeling. Alaraje is a Fulbright scholar; he is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a member of the ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Division, a member of the ASEE Engineering Technology Division, a member of Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the Electrical
and methods to contribute to a resulting architecture that is a betterexpression of its culture, building methods, and technology. As stated by Viollet-le-Duc, “Themeans of healing this rupture could only be an education in which the architect is taughtengineering as well as art, and, optimally, the engineer learns how to practice his craft withappropriate artistry.” 1 Viollet’s theories are easily applicable to present day, because the basis ofhis ideas calls for the incorporation of new technologies and new materials into architecturaldesign. “A little reflection will show us the interests of the two professions will be best saved by their union…Whether the engineer acquires a little of our knowledge and love for artistic
,and we desire to measure the impact of our course on each outcome with DiD analysis. Thissection briefly describes our ABET assessment strategies, and how we chose correspondingcontrol data for DiD analysis. At our institution, ABET data are only assessed and recorded forstudents whose programs require the course for graduation. Therefore, data from only electricalengineering students are considered in this section. Furthermore, the data are only recorded fromstudents who passed the course, which is standard practice for ABET assessment.Outcomes 5 and 6 were assessed via a group project assigned near the end of each semester,which in part required students to complete Ullman’s Team Health Assessment [6] based on theirgroup experience. Their
tested in the structureslab. Additionally, lectures on case studies are used to show students applications and issues ofactual concrete structures. These exercises satisfy key educational goals. The beam design com-petition with subsequent fabrication and testing allows the students to see how the subjects theylearn in class translate to practice in a hands-on approach. The case studies build a broaderawareness of their field and introduce ethical issues into the class discussion. Page 10.1277.1* Designer of reinforced concrete. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
AC 2011-1452: SPECIAL SESSION: MOVING TOWARDS THE INTENDED,EXPLICIT, AND AUTHENTIC: ADDRESSING MISALIGNMENTS IN EN-GINEERING LEARNING WITHIN SECONDARY AND UNIVERSITY ED-UCATIONKevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kevin Anderson is a Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on primary through university STEM education policy and practice, and the alignment of education with professional practice. He previously taught science and math at the secondary level and earned the distinction of National Board Certified Teacher.Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Sandra Shaw Courter is PI for the ”Aligning
.” 2 To address thisneed there has been a vast amount of research pursued regarding what makes a good engineeringdesign team, typically focused on factors other than skill-set. The researchers have then proposedvarious recipes for creating the ideal design team based on various personality or thinking styleindicators. Unfortunately corporations in industry do not always have the freedom to assemblethe ideal design team based on these personality assessments. In most business settings, teamsare formed based on skills sets required for the tasks and which human resources happen to beavailable at the time. Though insightful, the current research into design team recipes has nottaken into account those constraints.The approach taken by professors
departure for making better informed decisions about the allocation of resources, educationalprogramming and support systems for first-generation Latina students in STEM professions. Thisresearch can begin discussion on the formulation of best practices about how to improveretention, achievement, undergraduate graduation rates, and career preparation of first-generationLatinas in engineering. This research may elucidates some of the reasons why Latinas chooseengineering in college and why they continue in engineering using Achievement Goal Theory(AGT) as the theoretical framework. Page 26.1291.8Research QuestionsIn this paper, we used the lens of
].For the first time the academic credits are the unit of measurement of academic work to expressall the activities that are part of the curriculum that must be met by students. An academic creditis defined as a 48-hour academic work that includes the hours with direct accompaniment of theprofessor and the hours of independent work that the student must dedicate to the realization ofstudy activities, practices or other tasks that are necessary to achieve the learning goals.Although this law was designed for facilitating the national and international mobility of studentsand graduates, and curricular flexibility, among other aspects, also the academic activitiesassociated with research training that may be developed in contents or options of
, whethernegative or positive, provided feedback to improve the course. Although students value in-person interactions over technology-based interactions, technology is a good ally to fostercommunity and aid the learning process.IntroductionEngaging students in the classroom is always challenging for instructors, but research suggeststhat motivation can be sparked by appealing to students’ desire to make a positive impact on theworld [1], [2]. Keshwani and Curtis [2] found that sophomore students in biological engineeringare motivated by the opportunity to make this world a better place, help others solve problems,and improve other people's lives. Keshwani and Keshwani [3] provided evidence that 67% ofbiological engineering students, who participated in a
learning, mentorship fromsenior engineers and practical experience, and involvement with the local community, groundedon a firm foundation in, and recognition of the importance of, the Humanities.The formal education process at the undergraduate level must include the humanities in orderfor the student to develop an appreciation of their importance in developing engineeringsolutions. All students cannot study all of the humanities; rather, students first must be able torecognize and identify factual information from more than one area of the humanities. Studentsshould be able to explain concepts in at least one area of humanities in order for them to explainhow this can inform and impact their engineering decisions. Students should be able to
Collaborations PhD pro- gram and research lab (go.gwu.edu/htc), a member of GW’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers, and winner of the 2017 Bender Teaching Award. Her research focuses on the design of instruction and mod- els for the effective leadership and integration of technology at all academic levels; issues of diversity, inclusion, and digital equity.Dr. Gina C. Adam, The George Washington University Gina C. Adam is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Washington University. Apart from her work in memristive devices and circuits for novel com- puting, she is also interested in content knowledge acquisition in engineering education and emerging learning
Paper ID #41476Navigating Transformational Resistance: Exploring Humanitarian EngineeringStudents’ Capacities for Addressing Systemic Causes of Infrastructure ServiceDisparitiesMs. Emma Sophie Stine, University of Colorado Boulder Emma Stine is pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she is researching student experiences before, during, and after attending a graduate program in humanitarian engineering, focusing on how these experiences influence career goals and outcome expectations. She is interested in how these goals align with social justice movements, including if and how
network modeling and analysis, as well as related experi- mentations. The system identification based framework for metabolic network analysis has been proving to be a highly effective tool to extract biological knowledge from complex, genome-scale metabolic net- work models, and has been successfully applied to understanding several industrial relevant microbes. She was the 2008 recipient of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Her graduate student also won the inaugural AIChE CAST Director’s Presentation Award in 2011. Her research is funded by various US federal and state funding agencies including NSF, USDA, Department of Education and DOT as well as
assignment follows best-practices for Inquiry-Based- Learning, providing a structured opportunity for students to build the scaffolding of their own knowledge of the subject [12] [13]. Particularly, the addition of reports and briefings where the students presented ideas and recommendations that they had generated, researched and refined through direct observation gave the students a sense of professional practice and real buy-in. • Projects which activate the students directly as agents of their own knowledge creation, in a sense pulling data to them according to self-defined needs rather than acting as passive receivers, provides considerable franchise and satisfaction to students. There is
for using simulations for learning and describing in detail a student’s perception of thismethod.Methods The goal of this research study is to describe an instructor’s and his students’ perceptionsand experiences with simulation tools as laboratory simulations in the context of an advancedgraduate elective course for electrical engineering students. These graduate students arespecializing in the area of very-large-scale integration (VLSI) and circuit design. The coursefocuses on examining advanced transistors and its physical principles. Considerations that enterinto the development of new integrated circuit technologies were also explored. This course hasas pre-requisite a course related to solid state devices only offered to master’s
focus ofthis paper is on graduate-level education, where students encounter the discipline in depth, thesefoundational issues play a critical role in shaping statistical literacy.Learning ElementsGraduate statistics courses at Wright State University address the dual need for technical expertiseand transferable skills by integrating design project-based learning, problem-solving, and peerreview. These methods enhance critical thinking, communication, and the ability to evaluatestatistical methods, preparing students for real-world interdisciplinary challenges. Project-basedlearning (PBL) provides a practical framework to engage students with real-world problems,fostering active participation and deeper learning [8] [9]. Studies have shown that
. Applying probability concept is very important in our approach to capture the mechanismof such a network in order to define our assets This includes targeted education of human userson enforcing the best practices of cyber-defense. Here we propose the topology for staticstructure without taking temporal effect in to consideration. We would also like to consider thetemporal variation, its effect in the proposed topology and centrality evaluation; and consider aAuthors: Alshaer and Cotae Page 7 of 9 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference, 2018 Cornell University April 20-21, 2018multi-tier approach where each tier of the hierarchy will encompass a set of modules as
of this study also taught the course understudy.Ethics approval: Research conducted retrospectively under IRB approval through Texas A&MUniversity.Consent to participate: Not applicable (exempted through IRB approval)Consent for publication: Publication was approved by IRB board.Availability of data and material: All student record data were de-identified and approved forFERPA compliance by Texas A&M University’s Office of the Registrar.References[1] M. Itani, S. Kaddoura, & F. al Husseiny. “The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on on-line examination: challenges and opportunities,” Global Journal of Engineering Education, 24(2), 105–120, 2022.[2] B. Ives, & A.-M. Cazan. “Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead to an increase in
University of Arkansassuccessfully hosted an Engineering & Summer Day Camp for Middle School girls to raiseawareness and create enthusiasm for the science and engineeringdisciplines4. The Girls Reachingand Demonstrating Excellence (GRADE) camp was hosted by the University of Houston CullenCollege of Engineering where faculty and Society of Women Engineers (SWE) mentors guidehigh school girls through engineering activities5. At Purdue University a student group calledWomen in Technology invited a group of high school girls to expose them to the various majorsin the School of Technology6. Furthermore, a study shows that the Science Technology andEngineering Preview Summer Camps (STEPS), designed to address the critical shortage ofwomen in STEM
active member of American Educational Research Association’s Division D (Measurement) Graduate Student Welfare and Mentoring Committee and program chair for AERA’s Professors of Educational Research SIG in 2014-2016. Educational Background: 1979 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics University of Texas-Pan American 1982 Masters of Science in Mathematics Education University of Texas-Pan American 1989 Philosophy Degree in Educational Psychology Texas A&M University Job Experience: 1989-1991 Assistant Professor Texas A&M University 1991-2006 Associate Professor Texas Tech Uni- versity 2006-2008 Professor Texas Tech University 2008 to present Professor University of Texas at El PasoDr. Eric D. Smith
the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he continues to innovate and research on how we can design new methods of learning to educate both our students and communities on how STEM and STEAM make up a large part of that vision and our future.Dr. Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso Diane is a passionate educator and proponent for K-12 engineering education and
experiences often focused on practical issuesrelevant to daily life, but when educational settings became more structured in the form ofschools, students were often not able to see the relevance of the topic they were learning. Sincethat time, teachers have been aware that these formalized educational settings often lackefficiency and effectiveness, some of which can be attributed to the lack of a sound theoreticalbasis for learning and instruction 1.Any particular learning theory has with it an implied set of classroom practices for the design ofinstruction and the assessment of learning. The manner in which educators select learningmaterials and design classroom experiences for their students is dependent in large part on howthey define “learning
ofa common good.Yet among the younger generation there is some understanding of the common good in theirefforts to cause us to change our behaviours so as to reduce the impact of climate change. Butthat conception is limited because it only focuses on one aspect of human behaviour.Underlying all human action is a set of values that help us to say yes or no to the actions thatjoin us one to another interpersonal or through object design. Thus in the model oftechnology presented in exhibit 1 the basis of technological design, for that matter all design,is the value system of the designer(s). Developing a value system (call it philosophy,theology, ethics- what you will) is part of human development, and therefore, part of humanlearning [29], and
- ing System Directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base, contributing to the acquisition of next generation advanced satellites.Dr. Michael Anderson, U.S. Air Force Academy Lt Col Mike Anderson is Associate Professor and Deputy Department Head of Engineering Mechanics, US Air Force Academy. He has been researching autonomous systems for fourteen years, authoring several papers relevant to the field including design of terresDr. Phillip Cornwell, U.S. Airforce Academy Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy and is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his
current curricula and state standards. Carroll et. al [19]highlighted the best practices and lessons learned for planning new programs and discussed howone such STEM initiative evolved over time to focus on the teachers. A partnership with SaintLouis University (SLU) led to the creation of several experiential learning modules, which hassince spread to other GEAR UP programs (e.g. Oregon GEAR UP). The Oregon GEAR UP Program’s primary goal is to increase the number of low-incomestudents who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary programs. The programsupports rural Oregon middle and high schools in their efforts to set high academic expectations,promote early awareness of college opportunities, and engage students in college and
better understand the veteran experience, its unique strengths and balances, and confrontbias [10]. Following Green Zone training, attendees usually receive some visual designation (e-badge or physical sticker) to signal their office or person is a veteran ally.3. Resultsa. Role and Level - The use of roles provides very interesting profiles, but additional definition isrequired to understand the experience level and course levels of instructors, senior instructors,associate, and full professors.Generally assistant professors have been faculty for fewer than 6 years, are heavily focused ongaining tenure generally through research, and, therefore, may teach more graduate level courses,depending on institutional priorities and faculty development