Paper ID #44508Encouraging Student Participation in Developing Custom Built Lab Modulesin Undergraduate Engineering and Science CourseDr. Anu Osta, Rowan University Dr Anu Osta is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department at Rowan University. His teaching interests are Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, Manufacturing, and Design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Encouraging student participation in developing custom built lab modules in undergraduate engineering and science courses1. IntroductionHigher education has for quite some time witnessed a surge of
scholarship of teaching. His efforts in leading the Sustainable Buildings program were recognized with the 2019 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design. He has also worked as a construction project engineer, consultant, and safety inspector. He believes educating the next generation of professionals will be pivotal in sustainability standard practices. Regarding engagement, Dr. Valdes-Vasquez has served as the USGBC student club’s adviser and the ASC Sustainability Team’s faculty coach since 2013. He is a CSU President’s Sustainability Commission member, among multiple other committees. In addition, he is involved with various professional organizations at the national level, including the
of second in the pre REU data tonot being in the top four rankings in the post REU data. It is possible that pre-conceivednotions of what engineering education focuses on as a research community is no longer asprevalent in the student’s minds after having been exposed to some of the work within it.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 1950330. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect theviews of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesCraney, C., McKay, T., Mazzeo, A., Morris, J., Prigodich, C., and Groot, R. (2011). "Cross-disciplineperceptions of the undergraduate
Paper ID #44097Creation of a Workshop Series on Inclusive Teaching and Design Practicesfor Engineering Undergraduate Teaching AssistantsDr. Ingrid Joylyn Paredes, New York University Dr. Ingrid J. Paredes is an Industry Assistant Professor in the First-Year Engineering Program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She studied chemical engineering and received her B.S. and M.S. at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and her Ph.D. at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Her interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and sustainability education for engineers.Prof. Rui Li, New York University
Paper ID #42751WIP: In Search of Community: A Collaborative Inquiry Among NeurodivergentEngineering Education ResearchersDr. Marissa A Tsugawa, Utah State University Marissa Tsugawa is an assistant professor at Utah State University who leverages mixed-methods research to explore neurodiversity and identity and motivation in engineering. They completed their Ph.D. in Engineering Education where they focused on motivation and identity for engineering graduate students.Theo Sorg, Purdue University Theo Sorg (they/them) is a fifth-year PhD student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow in the School
to make changes to incorporate EBIPs in their teaching.Faculty SurveyThe faculty survey was designed to help quantify faculty opinions on the curriculum, teachingpractices, and the mindsets in teaching chemical engineering. The Yeager et al. 2022 study foundthat teacher mindset in high school math teachers was a key factor for a student mindsetintervention to be successful, and cultivating a student’s growth mindset needed intentionalteacher support [6]. With that in mind, we decided to find out how our faculty felt about growthmindset.The term “growth mindset” refers to those who believe that abilities and intelligence can bedeveloped over time (for example, a belief that students can improve their math abilities throughstudy practice) [7
Paper ID #41974Work in Progress: Development of a Medical Devices Course for SophomoreBiomedical Engineering Undergraduate StudentsDr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware Dr. Sarah I. Rooney is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware. Dr. Rooney’s efforts center around developing and teaching courses in the undergraduate BME curriculum and facilitating continuous improvement of the program.Mrs. Shameeka M Jelenewicz, University of Delaware ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, June 2008; 2008-2883.7. Tranquillo, J., & Cavanagh, D. (2009). Preparing Students for Senior Design with a Rapid Design Challenge. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, June 2009; 2009-1917.8. TeachEngineering Resources for K-12. http://teachengineering.org. Accessed January 2011.9. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. Page 22.1596.10
AC 2011-2354: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING INNOVATION TOENGINEERS AN EXPLORATION OF MENTAL MODELS OF INNOVA-TION EXPERTSEden Fisher, Mustafa Biviji, Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University Eden Fisher is the Director of the Masters Program in Engineering and Technology Innovation Manage- ment (ETIM) and Professor of the Practice at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Fisher holds a BS in Chemistry from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon. She worked in technology innovation for over 20 years at ALCOA. Indira Nair is Vice Provost and Professor Emeritus in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon. She has a Ph.D. in Physics from Northwestern University and has
AC 2011-1639: CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF ESTABLISHING ANENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS CHAPTER AT WWUForrest Alden Copeland, Western Washington University While completing his undergraduate degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Forrest Copeland helped establish the Engineers Without Borders student chapter at Western Washington University in 2006. Copeland completed his degree in 2009 and graduated as the Engineering department’s outstanding senior. He also received the Presidential Scholar Award due, in part, to his work with the Engineers Without Borders student club. Shortly after graduation, Copeland traveled with four other students and one professional to conduct an assessment trip in Guatemala for the
oral and written communication in their engineering classes. With this emphasisin mind, and to reflect the greater emphasis in manufacturing industry on new managementtechniques (Total Quality Management, Just in Time, Quadratic Loss Function) and use ofstatistical process control, several years ago I developed a senior level lecture course formechanical engineering students entitled “Automation and Computer -Aided Manufacturing”.This course, consistent with the modern industry practice of continuing improvement, changesalmost every year.This course is an elective, offered once a year, and is very well attended and received bystudents. The content of the course was very favorably reviewed (in his e-mail massage) by anexternal consultant, Dr
Session 3353 Self-Paced Instruction to Introduce Traffic Engineering in Virtual City (Sooner City) Qiuli Sun, Kurt Gramoll, Michael Mooney University of OklahomaAbstractThis paper presents the results of one portion of a larger program conducted at theUniversity of Oklahoma to introduce students to engineering and design through the useof a virtual city called ‘Sooner City’. This particular module is used to introduce thestudents to traffic engineering through an easily-understood, internet-based learningenvironment. Since most freshman engineering students have little
interdisciplinary teams, students had to split up the tasksin the project and team members were required to have effective intra-team communication. Teams weretasked to develop and submit a team charter to the instructor.Project AssignmentFrom the instructor’s point of view, the biggest challenge of an interdisciplinary capstone course isidentifying a project to be assigned. The project must be selected while keeping in mind that the assigneesare only freshman-level students without any significant engineering background since at this point intheir careers, they are not yet exposed to circuits, electronics, statics, or materials classes. In the sametime, the class must be involved enough to keep students busy for most of the quarter and to satisfy
AC 2010-959: A CASE STUDY IN THE USE OF ANIMATED VISUAL MODELS INCOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDave Pearce, University of York Dave Pearce is a Lecturer in the Department of Electronics at the University of York. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1985, and worked in industry for 11 years designing optical fiber systems and local area networking equipment before commencing a PhD in wireless access methods in 1996. He is now responsible for the teaching of communications engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate level at York.Phil Barker, Heriot Watt University Phil Barker is a Learning Technology Adviser at the Institute for Computer-Based Learning in the School of
AC 2011-165: ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO ASSESSING MILITARYTRAINING FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTO ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSKevin James Wainwright, BC Institute of Technology Kevin Wainwright a faculty member in the School of Business at the British Columbia Institute of Tech- nology in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. BCIT has over 50,000 full and part time students and is the second largest post-secondary institute in the province of British Columbia Kevin has his Ph.D. in economics from Simon Fraser University where his fields of specialization were mathematical economics, industrial organization, law and economics, and environmental economics. He is co-author of the book, Fundamen- tal Methods in Mathematical
Paper ID #11041Use of a Virtual Multifunctional X-Ray Diffractometer for Teaching Scienceand Engineering CoursesDr. Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC Dr. Yakov E. Cherner, a Founder and President of ATEL, LLC, taught science, engineering and technology disciplines to high school, college and university students. He has extensive experience in writing curric- ula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner introduced an innovative concept of multi-layered simulation-based conceptual teaching of science and technology. He also proposed and implemented the pioneering concept of
asrobotics, mechatronics, and manufacturing engineering. At CSU in the Department of Engineering Technology, we don’t have the usual four years inwhich to spread out the control system education. Our students come to CSU, having completedan Associate of Science degree, to complete years three and four of the bachelor’s degreeprogram in either mechanical engineering technology or electrical engineering technology.Curriculum constraints in each program allow for just a single senior-level course (withlaboratory) in which to provide some fundamental control systems education. The course topicswere organized with the NSF/CSS workshop recommendations in mind: (1) begin with topicsthat emphasize the basic principles of control systems; (2) then broaden
Page 9.1087.3education, which is focused on fundamental teaching and learning principles; and he proposed Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition 3 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationEducation-Driven Research (EDR) as to simplify the formulation of the underlying theoreticalfoundation and of specific tools and solutions, so as to make them easy to understand andinternalize. A similar point view was taken at Penn State while trying to develop a methodologyto select a solid modeler that will enable effective and efficient learning without limiting the timeto teach design knowledge. With this in mind, a comprehensive solid modeler
are those in which the course description explicitly states that computer skills will betaught. These skills may be needed in other courses in the school’s chemical engineeringcurriculum but are not the focus of the courses. Also bear in mind that, while the departments atsome of schools might be considered cross-disciplinary (e.g., Cornell has a department ofChemical and Biomolecular Engineering), the core values of all may be considered to those ofchemical engineering. (Suggested Term) Computer Software Used Taught in Institution Courses Descriptions Comp Sci Gen Eng. Chem Eng. Cornell COM S 100
. Becausethe semiconducting solids used in LEDs can be grown a fewatomic layers at a time, these materials represent an excitingapplication of nanotechnology that draws upon chemistry,physics, and engineering principles.The LED Color Strip Kit provides teachers with creative,hands-on/minds-on ideas that illustrate the properties of light Figure 2. LED Color Strip Kitemitting diodes and semiconductor materials.16, 17 It may be handbook with the deviceespecially useful in a multidisciplinary science or engineeringcourse that includes topics in materials and technology. The kit, for example, can be used tolearn about periodic properties of elements and chemical bonding, electrical conductivity insolids, diode behavior, and properties
Page 10.1443.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationnational competitive events encouraged us to initiate yet another project. A group of studentswas to design and fabricate a solar/electric boat with which to compete in ASME’s 1999 “SolarSplash”. These groups operate within our relatively small program, without funding from thedepartment.We approach each competitive event with several goals in mind. First is to win the event with thebest engineered, most finely prepared vehicle possible. The second goal is to finish every eventthat we enter. The third goal is to bring the vehicle, and driver(s
Session 1302The Capstone Engineering Systems Design Process at the United States Air Force Academy Capt Doug Bayley, Maj Tim Lawrence, PhD., Capt Mike Warner, PhD. United States Air Force AcademyAbstractThis paper describes the overall experience of offering a capstone, senior-level,engineering systems design course at the United States Air Force Academy from theperspective of both technical and non-technical students, along with their instructors.The course is designed to introduce cadets o f all majors to the engineering design processand the Air Force acquisition process. The cadets are expected to apply
sense of personal worth). Self-efficacy is further related toone’s confidence in the functioning of one’s mind and in one’s ability to think, understand, learn,and make decisions3.This work will concentrate on satisfying self-efficacy needs of engineering students. In relationto career, self-efficacy refers to one’s beliefs regarding “career-related behaviors, educationaland occupational choice, and performance and persistence in the implementation of thosechoices4.” According to Bandura 5, self-efficacy is learned and self-efficacy expectations areacquired through performance accomplishments, vicarious learning, verbal persuasion andphysiological/emotive states. Through successful accomplishments of course tasks students
Session 2625 Introducing Community Service-Learning Pedagogy into two Engineering Curriculums at California State University, Northridge Ahmad R. Sarfaraz, Tarek Shraibati California State University, NorthridgeAbstractAcademic service learning is a pedagogical model through which students learn, develop, andapply academic knowledge to address the real life needs of their local communities. It isbecoming increasingly important in higher education. More recently, it has been used as aneffective pedagogy for engineering education
Session 1330 Applying a Hierarchical Model of Mental Growth to Educate Undergraduate Engineering Students: Preliminary Assessment S.M. Husson†, D.E Hirt†, D.A. Bruce†, C.H. Gooding†, J.M. Haile, G.M. Harrison†, S.M. Kilbey II†, R.W. Rice†, D.M. Switzer‡ † Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634/ ‡ School of Education, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 This presentation illustrates the framework for implementing a hierarchical model of mentalgrowth as the basis for developing
engineering students? Can coupled ethical-epistemic pedagogy in the classroom influence the development of moral agency in undergraduateengineering students? To what degree does variation in instructor and topic influence the efficacyof coupled ethical-epistemic analysis in undergraduate engineering courses?KeywordsEngineering education, ethics, ethical inquiry, undergraduate, research experienceIntroductionThe imperative to cultivate ethically minded engineers has never been more critical, given theincreasingly complex and global nature of engineering challenges. Despite notable efforts andongoing discussions within the academic and professional communities about the importance ofinstilling ethical behavior in undergraduate engineering education [1
1968, 'Classroom climate and individual learning', Journal ofEducational Psychology, vol. 59, pp. 414 -419.[17] Walberg, HJ 1976, 'Psychology of learning environments: Behavioral, structural, orperceptual?', Review of Research in Education, vol. 4, pp. 142-178.[18] Walberg, H.J 1991, 'Classroom psychological environment', in K Marjoribanks (Ed.), Thefoundations of students' learning (pp. 255-263), Pergamon, New York.[19] Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes.Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.ELEAZAR MARQUEZDr. Marquez is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University ofTexas Rio Grande Valley. His research efforts focus on engineering education, particularly
better than covering entire textbook by skipping through pages.”Along the same lines, another respondent suggested reviewing work for students during lectures: “Some students are shy to ask for help, so don’t assume if no one raises their hand they know what you throw at them. One-on-one 30 minutes review with some students are tremendously helping.” 2024 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceAs academic leaders and engineering educators, it is important to keep student success in mind inboth roles. 3. What are some of the best practices that leaders could bring to classroom or laboratory teaching?For best practices, the respondents encouraged staying current
Paper ID #40777Qualitatively Exploring How Finances Constrain Undergraduate Engineer-ingStudent Experiences, Mental Health, and Career OpportunitiesEmily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emily is a third-year mechanical engineering undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Dr. Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Jessica Deters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering and Discipline Based Education Researcher at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She holds her Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech
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