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American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationBlake, William (1757-1827): "To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. " 8. ProphecyArabian Proverb: "He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth."Bierce, Ambrose (1842-1914): "PROPHECY, n. The art and practice of selling one'scredibility for future delivery."Bohr, Niels: "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future."Byron, Lord (1788-1824): "The best of prophets of the future is the past."Chinese Proverb: "When men speak of the future, the gods laugh
Center dedicated to engineering education related initiatives and research focused on building diversity and enhancing the educational experience for all engineering students. Dr. Shehab teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in ergonomics, work methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Her current research is with the Research Institute for STEM Education, a multi-disciplinary research group investigating factors related to equity and diversity in engineering student populations.Dr. Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma Dr. Deborah A. Trytten is a President’s Associates Presidential Professor and Associate Professor of Computer Science and Womens’ and Gender Studies at the University of
-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8-9, 2016 GWUThe impact of the discussion forum in forcing the students to further do a research on the conceptcannot be overemphasized. The following threads generated by the students in response to adiscussion forum about equilibrium and moderated by the instructor demonstrate how students areable to apply the concepts to real life situation.Discussion Question: Why is an acrobat dancer able to balance on one of his hand?Student A Response:“Well it requires a lot of strength to be able to hold yourself with two arms let alone one arm. Alsoit requires a great amount of balance, so the two key factors are strength and balance. It just takesa lot of practice, training, balance, and technique to be able to do a one
established partnershipbetween the state university and community colleges to improve and investigate the transferexperience of community college students to four-year programs, student retention at theuniversity, and job placement and pathways to graduate school and employment. A mixedmethods quantitative and qualitative research approach will examine the implementation andoutcomes of proactive recruitment; selected high impact practices, such as orientation, one-to-one faculty mentoring, peer mentoring, and community building; participation by students inresearch-focused activities, such as research seminars and undergraduate experiences; andparticipation by students in career and professional development activities.In this paper, preliminary data
interaction on a student’s academic choices (student-to-student relationships),quality and nature of teacher-student relationship, quality of science instruction, quality ofstudent-centered teaching, and incorporation of best teaching practices based on research. Additionally, pedagogical solutions that seek to meet the needs of diverse engineeringstudents should implement strategies that complement the typical steps they take when seekinghelp: first they reach out to fellow students for advice and then to their instructors, subsequentlyinformal study groups and then finally formal learning services (tutoring centers, etc).13,14,15These approaches should also accommodate their preference for interactive approaches tolearning, more interaction
based on its sustainability commitment broadly and/or theavailability of courses related to sustainability. A possible alternative explanation is thatinstitutions with a greater commitment to sustainability have different admissions or financial aidpolicies that result in admitting more diverse students into engineering and/or systems to supportthese students to successful graduation. Research could be conducted to ask female students ifthe sustainability of the institution overall and/or the courses available impacted their collegeselection decision. The demographics of students enrolled in ME elective courses with stronglyvisible sustainability, such as Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy, and Global Developmentcourses, could provide
other engineering education institutions: at heart, the project aims to helpstudents better understand, and hence be better prepared for, their post-graduation futures. Lackof student preparation in all dimensions needed to succeed in the engineering environment–a“misalignment” between engineering education and practice has long been noted, and manyengineering graduates still endure a challenging transition to the workforce [1], [2]. To addressthis need, engineering educators have incorporated project-based learning in the curriculum [3],[4], [5], including capstones [6] and design projects [7]. [7] proposes more broadly that“curriculum developers and instructors should employ an integrative approach where studentscan connect their use of
minimize students’ cheatingthrough the way they design and run their courses [3].Importance of Addressing Academic Integrity, and Relationships to Professional EthicsA major risk in letting professional students commit acts of academic dishonesty is the broaderimplications for the profession itself [8], [13]. This could manifest itself through graduates notpossessing the necessary knowledge to support professional practice [13]. This could also createan increased likelihood of students exhibiting dishonest behaviors and practices in theprofessional workplace [8], [9], [13]. Cheating is habit forming; it becomes a way to cope withfeeling unable or unwilling to earn something one wants or needs, and there is no reason to thinksuch a habit would be
described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of early career and re- cently tenured faculty and research staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research productivity. She can be contacted by email at apawley@purdue.edu
AC 2011-1348: GLOBAL INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE AMONG FIRST-YEAR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSAngela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, PhD, PE, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, & Ar- chitectural Engineering at the University of Colorado - Boulder (CU). She is affiliated with the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities at CU. She has taught the first-year Introduction to Civil Engineering course 13 times, starting in 1997. She also teaches a senior capstone Environmental En- gineering Design course, which included international water and sanitation projects in 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Her research interests include ceramic water
government agencies. In 2010, Dr. Lambrinidou co-conceived the graduate level engineering ethics course ”Engi- neering Ethics and the Public,” which she has been co-teaching to students in engineering and science. She is co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) research and education project developing an ethnographic approach to engineering ethics education. Page 26.322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Canons against Cannons? Social Justice and the Engineering Ethics ImaginaryAbstractWhat if social
, along with Dr. Richard Felder and Dr. Ronald Rousseau, of the 4th edition of Chemical Process Principles. Dr. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Mr. Christopher C. Willis, North Carolina State University - DELTA Chris Willis, DELTA’s Assistant Director, Planning and Assessment, manages the evaluation and assess- ment of course redesign and educational technology projects, focusing on technology integration, peda- gogy, and teaching best practices to support student success and engagement. He manages data
Engineering and engineering education researchers underscore anecessity that U.S. engineering graduates be capable of collaborating across national boundariesto successfully “encounter worlds of professional practice that are increasingly global in nature.”As a result, this emphasis requires engineering educators and professionals to better understandwhat constitutes a globally prepared engineer and the types of learning experiences fosterpreparation of such an engineer.This paper offers an overview of a NSF funded multi-university research program thatinvestigates how globally focused learning experiences within engineering (both co- and extra-curricular) impact students’ global preparedness. The research protocol involves three studiesand
? In what ways can the attributes be mapped to existing work, such as Grand Challenges, ABET, Engineer of 2020, Project Kaleidoscope, and the National Survey of Student Engagement?To help answer these and other questions, specific next steps in the project include: Analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of survey results via a project report (released in fall 2013) Page 21.64.10 Development of outcome statements for each attributes, informed through the literature and best practices of CMC member organizations Validation of outcomes statement for attributes through focus group research, funded by a CMC partner
during the last decade: more than 50% of its currentfaculty have been added, the graduate program has grown significantly, and the undergraduateenrollment is approximately 900. These statistics place the School in the ranks of the largestchemical engineering programs in the country and give it the ability to provide both diversity andexcellence in its academic and research programs.Georgia Tech offers its courses on a quarter-based system, which involves ten weeks of classesfollowed by one week of examinations. In a calendar year, there are four equal-size quarters:Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer; the first three quarters constitute an academic year. Thisquarter-based system has been very convenient for the students participating in our co
AC 2009-1725: ENHANCING FUNDAMENTAL MATERIALS ENGINEERINGEDUCATION USING BIOMEDICAL DEVICES AND CASE STUDIESKathleen Kitto, Western Washington University Page 14.567.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Enhancing Fundamental Materials Engineering Education Using Biomedical Devices and Case StudiesAbstractDuring the past six years several best practices in teaching and learning have been implementedin our Introduction to Materials Engineering course to transform the course from a traditionallecture only course to a course that is centered on conceptual and active learning. In addition,this academic year the content of the course was also
, engineering management, and teamwork for engineershave been debated, as the definition of ‘engineering leadership’ has evolved. Wilding, W. V., &Knotts, T. A., & Pitt, W. G., & Argyle, M. D. 1 have defined leadership characteristics forengineering students and created a working definition comprised of 13 qualities for theirengineers; highlighted by “follows as well as leads”, “takes time to evaluate personalperformance as a team member and improves when needed”, and “understands the personalitytraits of self and others and can work with others in accomplishing tasks”. They have noticed the“prominence of teamwork skills” in their list.1 From an extensive review of best practices, Paul,R., & Cowe Falls, L. G.2 propose the definition is
2022-2023 academicyear, a pilot decision matrix will also be developed to aid faculty and instructors to furtherpromote and support the implementation of inclusive practices in engineering classrooms. Thecontinued refinement of the menu and creation of both the website and decision matrix are thenext steps in the development of an inclusive classrooms toolkit that can be used across allengineering classrooms and curriculums.Introduction and Background Minoritized and underrepresented students have historically experienced prejudice anddiscrimination within and outside of their classrooms, negatively impacting their educationaloutcomes. In 2018, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports that in terms ofcollege
of highly trained, minority STEMeducators. This work describes an INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilot thatbuilds on an existing regional partnership of four Historically Black Colleges and Universities(HBCUs) that are working together to improve STEM outcomes for middle school minority malestudents.Using collective impact-style approaches such as implementing mutually reinforcing activitiesthrough a Network Improvement Community (NIC) these partners are addressing the larger goalof improving STEM achievement in minority males, particularly in middle school. Activities ofthe NIC included a workshop to share best practices and define the NIC, workgroups to engagein improvement cycles, a website that will contribute to the knowledge
of sustainability are integrated withexisting topics (rather than stand-alone) such as energy and water quality further widens this gapbetween environmental and social/economic concerns, making it clear that, at the present time,sustainability education in engineering is dominated by the environmental pillar of sustainability.A broader scope in sustainable practice is beginning to emerge in numerous programs thatimplement sophisticated and more comprehensive sustainability programs and certificationprograms. However, these programs are at the graduate level and are often not designed for orare unable to accommodate the high numbers of undergraduate students who co-exist with thesegraduate programs.14, 15, 16, 17 Without a doubt, more efforts
cash flows. For instance, t=1 is the end ofperiod 1 or the beginning of period 2. Similarly, t=2 is the end of period 2 or the beginning ofperiod 3, and so on.Discount Rate. The rate that money earns interest or the rate that money is discounted into thefuture. Usually this rate is the best opportunity rate. For an individual this may be the rate that ispaid by the bank for money kept in a savings account. For a company it may be the rate that thecompany can borrow from a bank or from investors.Equivalent Cash Flows. Two cash flows occurring at different time periods are said to beequivalent when, based on the discount rate used, they are of equal value to an investor whencompared at a common time period.Net Cash Flow. In many cases in
Paper ID #23825IBBME Discovery: Biomedical Engineering-based Iterative Learning in aHigh School STEM Curriculum (Evaluation)Mr. Locke Davenport Huyer, University of TorontoNeal I. Callaghan, University of TorontoRami Saab, University of Toronto I am a MASc student in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) at the Uni- versity of Toronto. My research interests include medical device design, brain-computer interfaces, and algorithms for biosignal information processing. My teaching experiences include graduate level teaching assistant positions and I am currently a physics curriculum executive with the
questions: 1. How can participation in a faculty learning community (FLC) enable or nudge engineering faculty to adopt and personalize mindful reflection and best practices? 2. How and to what degree does faculty participation in an FLC impact engineering college culture? 3. To what degree does faculty participation in an FLC impact engineering student belonging and success?To create the FLC, at least two faculty members were recruited from each of five departments.Together with the principal investigator (PI) team, the FLC has around 15 members. In addition,one research assistant and one or two evaluators usually attend sessions. The FLC meets once permonth for eight months during the academic year, on Friday mornings, a time
evaluating the achievement of learning outcomes prior tostudent graduation. Direct measures are those that assess achievement by observation ofperformance rather than by soliciting opinion about the achievement of a particular outcome. Astandardized exam is a good direct measure. Others might include a third party evaluation ofstudent projects or a manager’s assessment of work done on co-op/internship. A standardizedexam may be the most tempting for busy faculty trying to assess their program because it isfairly easy to administer, the results are naturally quantifiable, and the program can more or lessguarantee a consistent rate of response. Such an exam, however, should be evaluated using apsychometric evaluation to study reliability, validity
students that graduated in the first engineering major they choseafter FYE, compared to 78% of DM graduates who stayed with their first major choice. FYE programs also have thequickest path to graduation in engineering, which may be a result of fewer FYE students changing their majors asevery change of discipline within engineering requires an average of two additional semesters.7Motivation theories attempt to explain the relationships between beliefs, values, and goals with respect to action andthus, may be useful for studying major choice. A number of identity and motivation constructs have been associatedwith retention and success within engineering. Specifically, researchers have shown that domain identification, utility,perceived ability, and
Human Development specializing in Educational Technology Leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She is a faculty development consultant with previous experience in instructional design and instructor of the Graduate Assistant Seminar for engineering teaching assistants. Page 22.906.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Ethics into Undergraduate Environmental Science and Economics Education Abstract Good
1974. He was appointed as a dean at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, directing a joint project with MIT in Iran, after which he returned to St. Louis in 1975 as the associate dean of instruction. He headed the Department of Manufacturing Engineering Technologies and Supervision at Purdue University, Calumet, from 1978 to 1980, then served for ten years as the dean of the College of Technology of the University of Houston. After a sabbatical year working on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Wolf became the president of Oregon Institute of Technology. He retired from administration in 1998, designated as a president emeritus. He
University of San Diego. She received a BS from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and MS and PhD in EE from Stanford University. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of equity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She has won best paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on Education, and Education Sciences. Dr. Lord is a Fellow of the IEEE and ASEE and received the 2018 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. She is a coauthor of The Borderlands of Education: Latinas in Engineering. She is a co-Director of the National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI).Scarleth Vanessa Vasconcelos, Villanova University
Paper ID #17281Unique Potential and Challenges of Students with ADHD in Engineering Pro-gramsDr. Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut Dr. Arash E. Zaghi received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he worked on the seismic behavior of novel bridge column and connection details. After graduating, he stayed with UNR as a Research Scientist to overlook two major research projects involving system-level shake table experiments. In 2011, Dr. Zaghi joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at University of Connecticut as an Assistant Professor. His research