Learning as a Tool for Retention of Engineering Students: An update on the Success of Engineering “Redshirt” Camps and Collaborative Learning Workshops at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Proceedings from ASEE 2005 Annual Conference & Exposition: The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in a Global World. Portland, OR.[4] Chen, X. (2013). STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields (NCES 2014- 001). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.[5] Varma-Nelson, P., Cracolice, M. S., & Gosser, D. K. (2004). Peer-Led Team Learning: A Student-Faculty
). Ms. Sandekian joined the Engineering for Developing Communities Program (now known as the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities) in spring 2004, just as the first EDC graduate track was approved. With MCEDC, her main duties have included student advising and academic program development. In ad- dition to her management role in the Mortenson Center, Ms. Sandekian has taught an Engineering Projects course around the theme of appropriate technology and conducted research on social entrepreneurship and sustainable community development in Nepal in 2008. Ms. Sandekian earned a Specialist in Education (Ed. S.) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Northern
“Using Industrial Engineering Tools to Improve Engineering Student Attrition” Erick C. Jones, Satish S. Oswal, Ann Koopman, Brandy Keithley University of Nebraska-LincolnABSTRACT Bright students are leaving Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs.In the landmark study, “Talking About Leaving'', Seymour and Hewitt suggest that eachinstitution should examine its own set of factors as to why students leave these programs, andthen take appropriate action. Previous research has identified multiple reasons for the studentretention problem including attitudes toward the engineering field, student’s self-confidencelevels, quality of instructor interactions, and robustness of
protection of water resources. Dr. Mickelson has beenvery active in the American Society for Engineering Education for the past 17 years. He received his Agricultural EngineeringDegrees from Iowa State University in 1982, 1984, and 1991.THOMAS J. BRUMMDr. Thomas J. Brumm is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) at IowaState University (ISU). Before joining the ISU faculty in 2000, he worked in the seed industry for 10 years. He leads theAgricultural Systems Technology curriculum in the ABE department. His technical expertise includes: near-infrared analysistechnology; grain processing; grain and seed quality; and the evaluation of grains and oilseeds for food and feed use. Hereceived Bachelor's degree
stronger interrelationships due to greatercommonality in technical topical content. The subset treated includes only those institutions inthe United States with accredited software engineering programs at which there are alsoprograms in the other two “major computing disciplines” and does not address the content ofother computing disciplines such as information technology, information systems, ormanagement information systems. There are thirteen such institutions. Of these institutions, themajority (eight) involve institutional contexts in which all of the responsible departments are inthe same school or college. Within this set of eight institutions, some lodge all three of thedisciplines (computer science, software engineering, and computer
engineering industry is atopic of long and increasing interest. Research investigating why students choose to discontinuescience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors has indicated that students’perceptions of engineering as a career play a major role in persistence decisions1. Similarly,students’ definitions of what engineers do play an important role in persistence, particularly instudents’ identification of themselves as engineers. These conceptions change over students’college careers2, 3, but students of all ages and stages often have great difficulty communicatingor defining what the discipline of engineering encompasses2.In the rich body of literature exploring how individuals make career decisions knowledge ofvarious
Paper ID #14395Design a New Set of Strength Labs for the Course, ’Mechanics of Materials’Dr. Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth In- stitute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue Design and Solid Me- chanicsProf. Masoud Olia P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Olia received his BS, MS and Ph.D. in the field of mechanical engineering from Northeastern Uni- versity. He Has
Paper ID #35319Teaching Numerical Methods in an Online Asynchronous FormatDr. Surendra ”Vinnie” K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a professor of mechanical engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of ma- terials science and engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY. He is a recipient of the 2014 Robert G. Quinn Award from ASEE, and the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied mechanics, computational techniques, and materials science. American
Paper ID #31339Engineering Economy Taught Across Engineering Disciplines: Work inProgressDr. Brian Aufderheide , Hampton University Dr. Brian Aufderheide is Chairperson in Chemical Engineering at Hampton University. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His areas of expertise are in advanced control, design, and modeling of biomedical, chemical, and biological processes. He has consulted for both medical device and biotechnology companies. He was sole engineer and QC supervisor of a 40MM lb/yr custom extrusion company. He has over 15 years of experience in education developing over
following: • Define the key environmental issues society is facing and give specific examples of how engineers from all engineering disciplines can provide technology that reduces the environmental impact of human activity. • Analyze the key interactions between economic and environmental issues as regards to providing the basic human need for water, food, and shelter within the terrestrial and climate constraints of a given country. • Analyze the key interactions between production and processing of biomaterials (food, fiber, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals) and environmental issues as regards to air and water quality. • Analyze the key interactions between energy and the environment as regards to
of engineering education research, the increased availability of funds forengineering education research from NSF but with a stricter review process, development of a Page 14.1249.2national research agenda for engineering education5, the development of engineering educationresearch centers4, the development of departments of Engineering Education, Engineering andScience Education, and Engineering and Technology Education department6; and a small butincreasing number of chemical engineering departments that allow students to do their Ph.D.research on engineering education6. These and other significant changes in the structure ofengineering and
Paper ID #25743Examining Epistemological Views of Engineering among First-Year Engi-neering StudentsProf. Yang Yang, Kansas State University Yang Lydia Yang is Assistant Professor of Quantitative Research Methodology at College of Educa- tion, Kansas State University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Florida Interna- tional University. Her research interest include quantitative research design, retention and advancement of women in STEM fields, motivation and self-regulated learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Examining Students
Page 8.926.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationhalf the number of late drop credits as a baccalaureate degree program. This is not an issuewhich would generally apply although it was important in this case.VI. Detailed Implications – StudentThe author believes that the most significant concerns for a quadriplegic student pursing abaccalaureate engineering degree are avoiding an overwhelming number of credits anddeveloping good problem-solving skills. The student must realize the additional time that isrequired for him or her to complete technically-oriented tasks with current technology
. TheProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and ExhibitionCopyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationpacesetter, however, was Swarthmore College in Philadelphia. The first honors program wasdeveloped for students who showed independence and responsibility in their academic work.2Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has changed the world we live in. ICT hasfound its place in almost all aspects of life: in government, in business and industry, in professionalorganizations and in learning institutions. ICT requires individuals capable of independent actionand self-direction. This demands a shift in the role of teachers from being a transmitter ofknowledge toward a responder controlled
Session: 3251 Using a Green Engineering Building Design Contest to Promote Sustainable Engineering Charles D. Turner, Wen -Whai Li, Benjamin Flores University of Texas at El Paso College of Engineering El Paso, Texas, 79968AbstractStudents and faculty rarely have the opportunity to work together on the design of amajor facility that both are going to use. When funds were appropriated to design andbuild an engineering annex at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), faculty on theSustainable Engineering Committee saw a golden
engineering. MechanicalEngineering, in particular, is a discipline representing great potential in terms of advancingsustainable solutions to our global environmental problems. Yet, the majority of design projectsrely on fossil fuels and old technologies that will continue to add CO2 to the atmosphere. Thus,Mechanical Engineering offers a space for increased attention to sustainability.We surveyed sophomore Mechanical Engineering students in an energy systems design class togauge their views on sustainability and its importance to engineering. This represents thepreliminary phase of a multi-year project on organizational change in the MechanicalEngineering Department. Results from this study will help us develop a targeted, integratedcurriculum
blood traveling from the feet back to thebody and visa versa. In this fashion the penguins body remains warm while its feet are alwayscold thus minimizing heat loss to the ground. Penguins feet can be modeled simply as acounter-current heat exchanger composed of multiple arteries and veins with anti-parallel flow.Ironically, nature devised counter-current heat exchangers long before engineers. Ultimatelythe use of simple physiological examples to describe intimidating unit operations helps studentsunderstand and retain the governing fundamentals.ConclusionsAlthough science and technology have changed drastically in the past thirty years, traditionalchemical engineering courses have remained stagnant. For example, transport courses continueto
develop teamwork skills. They also develop bettercommunication skills through writing questions and responses for the ECC game,preparing PowerPoint presentations, writing memos, and giving oral presentations.Bibliographic Information1 ABET Engineering Criteria 2000. Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, Md. (1995).2 The Ethics Challenge, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Office of Ethics and Business Conduct, 310 North Westlake Blvd., Suite 200, Westlake, Village, CA 91362 (1997).3 Harris, C.E., Pritchard, M.S., and M.J. Rabins, Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases 2nd ed., Wadsworth, Belmont, California (2000
Board of Engineering and Technology, Inc.(ABET) must take the principles and practice examinations of other disciplines such as civil,electrical, and mechanical. These examinations are designed around the specific discipline andcover topics that are not part of the AE undergraduate program or used by the AE in professionalpractice. Members of the National Society of Architectural Engineers (NSAE) recognized theneed for a discipline specific principles and practice examination and initiated the developmentof the AE examination in 1992. AEI was formed in 1998 as the result of a merger between theNational Society of Architectural Engineers and the Architectural Engineering Division ( AED)of ASCE. Both organizations recognized the need for an AE
. The data presentedhere suggest to some extent that LGBTQ people score similarly to their peers on indicators ofscience and engineering identity, but that attention to their experiences is still warranted. AsLGBTQ issues become politicized across the nation, LGBTQ individuals need safe environmentsin STEM fields to nurture their intrinsic motivation and pursue fulfilling careers.1.0 Introduction The purpose of this research paper is to test differences in science and engineeringidentity among students based on minoritized sexual and gender identities. LGBTQ (lesbian, gay,bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning) students are estimated to be underrepresented byabout 20% in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM
access by zip code – looking at which cities/states provided access to key gateway courses that are often required to enter engineering programs (high school physics, calculus, AP courses, etc.) • The use of AI in police surveillance, with a heated discussion on the interest in campus police pursuing this on our own campusIn all of these examples, students then had to take the further step of looking at methods forengineers to do better. They had to propose methods to increase STEM access in schools, how theASEE code of ethics requires us to challenge the NIMBY arguments (Not In My Back Yard) thatprivilege rich white neighborhoods, and what should be done to improve technology in policesurveillance. These examples were
Minor and Certificate Program at the University of Toronto, Canada. She has a passion for teaching and getting students engaged through active and technology enhanced learning. She is highly interested in developing innovative teaching techniques and strategies that can contribute to students learning and increase equity and inclusivity in the classroom.Dr. Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto Emily Moore is the Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) at the University of Toronto. Emily spent 20 years as a professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leading ©American Society for
?” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 95–118, jan 2012.[12] J. C. Burguillo, “Using game theory and competition-based learning to stimulate student motivation and performance,” Computers & education, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 566–575, 2010.[13] S. Carlile, S. Barnet, A. Sefton, and J. Uther, “Medical problem based learning supported by intranet technology: A natural student centred approach,” in International Journal of Medical Informatics, vol. 50, no. 1-3. Elsevier Sci Ireland Ltd, jun 1998, pp. 225–233.[14] J. Morrison, “Where now for problem based learning?” Lancet, vol. 363, no. 9403, p. 174, jan 2004.[15] H. Awang and I. Ramly, “Creative thinking skill approach through problem-based learning: Pedagogy and
Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Mingyu Lu received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Bei- jing, China, in 1995 and 1997 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Electromagnetics Laboratory in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was an assistant professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of Texas at Arlington from 2005 to 2012. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 2012, and he is
AC 2011-2830: A DESIGN FOR LOW COST AND SCALABLE NON-CONTACTFEVER SCREENING SYSTEMRoss B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ross Kaplan is an electromechanical engineering student studying at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He has experience in a wide variety of fields including nuclear and biomedical engineering. Interests include biomedical and digital systems.Timothy M Johnson, PE, Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology since 2006. Interests include programming microprocessors, FPGA, Altera Nios II, and LabView.Ralf O Schneider, MDes, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ralf Schneider teaches Industrial Design coursework at the Wentworth Institute of
Paper ID #35967Low-Cost Open-Source Robotics for EducationMr. Brennan Patrick Miller-Klugman, Wentworth Institute of Technology Brennan Miller-Klugman is student at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is currently working to- wards completing a B.S. in Computer Engineering.Yali Izzo, Wentworth Institute of Technology Computer Science student and Robotics/Game Development enthusiast.Corey Comperchio, Wentworth Institute of Technology Corey Comperchio is in his final year studying electrical engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technol- ogy. His previous co-ops include electrical engineering internships at Stantec in
Paper ID #25591Board 42: ”Integrating Undergraduate Research Across Disciplines: Sup-porting an Externally Collaborative Project-Based Interdisciplinary Culture(EPIC) for Learning using Trace Metal Analysis”Dr. John W. Duggan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Jack Duggan is Professor and Chair of Civil Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology at Went- worth Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional environmental engineer in the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. He has earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University and M.S. in Civil Engineering and Ph.D. in Chemistry degrees from UMASS Lowell
for elementary andmiddle-school. A large-scale engineering assessment was implemented by the National Centerfor Education Statistics4 to measure 8th grade students’ technology and engineering literacy usingthe National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Technology and Engineering Literacy(TEL) assessment. It is a computer-based assessment where the competency being measured isthe students’ ability to apply technology and engineering skills to real-life settings. Also, manyresearchers have developed two types of assessment tools: cognitive and non-cognitive. Thecognitive assessment tools aim to assess students’ thinking skills such as problem-solving. Inengineering education, Doppelt5 aimed to assess students’ problem-based
Paper ID #25676Programmable Logic Controllers: What Every Controls Curriculum Needsto CoverDr. Kelvin T. Erickson, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Kelvin Erickson is a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Missouri S&T. He was Department Chairman of ECE from 2002 to 2014. He has 35 years experience with programmable logic controller (PLC) and distributed control systems (DCS). He was a software design engineer at Fisher Controls for 6 years prior to joining the faculty of S&T in 1986. At S&T, his area of expertise has been manufacturing and process control. In 1997, he was on a
self-efficacy scales/measures). Future work will also recruit a larger (N = 3,000-4,000) sample of respondents to complete the shorter, refined survey in order to gain anunderstanding of the degree to which the basic psychological needs are satisfied or frustratedacross geographic regions, genders, races, and other individual and workplace demographicfactors.References [1] S.A. Hewlett, C.B. Luce, L.J. Servon, L. Sherbin, P. Shiller, E. Sosnovich, and K. Sumberg. "The Athena factor: Reversing the brain drain in science, engineering, and technology." Harvard Business Review Research Report, vol. 10094, pp. 1-100, 2008. [2] J S.A. Hewlett, L. Sherbin, F. Dieudonne,, C. Fargnoli, and C. Fredman, C. Athena 2.0