Paper ID #24922Near-Peer Mentoring as a Tool for Increasing Interest in STEMMs. Margaret Hart, Johns Hopkins University Margaret Hart, Ed. M is the STEM Outreach Advisor at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engi- neering’s Center for Educational Outreach. She works closely with student groups and leads our robotics outreach efforts. Margaret has a bachelor’s degree in Astronomy from Boston University and a Masters in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University. She has worked as a software test engineer, run a high-school outreach program at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, and taught
Paper ID #24920Texas A&M Engineering Academies: Impacts of Effective MarketingJon Carter Buchanan, Texas A&M University Mr. Buchanan has always had a passion for working with students. After spending many years in full-time ministry, he began working for Texas A&M University in 2009 as an Admissions Counselor. He served as lead transfer advisor for the Aggieland Prospective Student Center and was also the liaison for the Program for System Admission. From 2016-2018, he was Associate Director of Engineering Academies, spending the majority of his time on recruiting students for the program. He currently serves
Paper ID #25024Women of Color in Computing: A Researcher-Practitioner CollaborativeFrieda McAlear, Kapor Center Frieda McAlear is a Senior Research Associate at the Kapor Center and one of the principal investi- gators of the Women of Color in Computing Researcher-Practitioner Collaborative. She has a decade of experience managing projects, developing evaluation and research methodology and building nonprofit technology capacity with socially progressive organizations in the Bay Area, Europe and Southern Africa. In 2013, she worked as an evaluator for an HIV/AIDS clinic serving villages in Lesotho and as a Program
startup developing visual learning media for schools. From 2011 to 2016, he was technical specialist (Airflow, Combustion and Thermodynamics) with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and played a key role in the redesign of their V6 gasoline engine to achieve improved fuel economy and performance. He also served as a Mentor and reviewed technical training programs. From 2002 - 2010, he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University School of Engineering at IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis) where he experimented with several teaching approaches inspired by the ASEE National Effective Teach- ing Institute Workshop. His 2009 ASEE (American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #24944A Program to Prepare Engineering Students to Obtain High-Quality Employ-mentDr. Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University G. Scott Duncan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Valparaiso University. He re- ceived a BSME (1990) from Purdue University and Ph.D (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. His research has focused on machine tool dynamics and the development of sys- tems and components for the area of concentrated solar thermal chemistry.Dr. Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University Will completed his B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the University
Collaborative Course Delivery as a Strategy to Sustain Niche Technology Programs Elena Brewer1, Anthony Dalessio1, Sarah Giersch2, Nancy Louwagie2 1 SUNY-Erie Community College 2 Normandale Community CollegeAbstractVacuum technology is critical to research and advanced manufacturing industries such assemiconductor and nanotechnology. To meet rising industry demand for qualified techniciansworking with vacuum equipment, SUNY Erie Community College (SUNY Erie) considereddeveloping a Vacuum Technology program or adding vacuum courses to existing ElectricalEngineering Technology and Nanotechnology programs
Paper ID #27123Work in Progress: A Longitudinal Study of Student Motivation Throughoutthe Lifetime of a First-Year CourseSarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech Sarah is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She has a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and, during that time, spent a summer at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering for an REU in engineering education. Sarah’s research interests include: motivation, student and faculty metacognition, and engineering faculty self- regulated learning.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr
Paper ID #25994Work in Progress: Embedding a Large Writing Course in Engineering De-sign - A New Model to Teach Technical WritingMr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Michael Alley is an associate professor of teaching at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Writing (Springer, 2018) and The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer- Verlag, 2013). He is also founder of the popular websites Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science (www.craftofscientificwriting.com) and the Assertion-Evidence Approach (www.assertion-evidence.com).Dr. Stephanie Cutler
Paper ID #24791The Doctor of Engineering as a New Degree for a New Category of Students:Full-Time, Non-Residential, High-Touch, Research-Focused, Mentored, Pro-fessionalProf. Edward R. Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins University Ed Scheinerman is the Vice Dean for Graduate Education in the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He is a professor in the department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. His un- dergraduate studies were at Brown University and his doctorate is from Princeton (both in Mathematics). He is the author of textbooks, a research monograph, and most recently a general-readership book
Paper ID #27548A Time-Saving Algorithm for Team Assignment and Scheduling in a Large-Scale Unit Operations Laboratory CourseDr. Andrew Maxson, Ohio State University Andrew Maxson is an assistant professor of practice in chemical engineering at The Ohio State University where he teaches Chemical Engineering Unit Operations. He earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Ohio State. Having worked as a manufacturing process engineer for ten years, his focus is on optimizing the process of teaching, as well as hands-on, practical engineering
Paper ID #27114Assessing the Effectiveness of a Large, Open-Ended Design Project in a Junior-Level Engineering Technology CourseDr. Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University Robert Scott Pierce is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina Univer- sity. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993. Prior to his teaching career, he spent 14 years in industry designing automated equipment.Dr. Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University Dr. Wes Stone is an associate professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in
Paper ID #27669Board 10: Work in Progress: A Blended Model for a Biomaterials CourseImproves Student Learning and Allows for Enhanced ContentDr. John P Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison Dr. Puccinelli is the Associate Chair of the Undergraduate Program in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He began here as student near the start of the UW-BME program and earned his BS, MS, and PhD in BME. He is interested in hands-on instruction – teaching and developing courses related to biomaterials and tissue engineering, as well as design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
Design of a Solar-Powered Tennis-Ball-Fetching Robot in the Context of a Traditional Electrical Engineering Program ! Mana Seifaei1 Salah Badjou, Ph.D.1 ! (2019 ASEE Zone 1 Conference, Niagara Falls, NY, April 11-13, 2019)!AbstractThis paper discusses the implementation of a multidisciplinary mechatronics capstone designproject in the context of a traditional electrical engineering program in an undergraduate college.Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of electrical, mechanical, and control engineeringwith computer science
Meeting the Needs of Industry via a Computer Numerical Control Concentration in a Mechanical Engineering Technology Curricula ABSTRACT Recent engineering education research has concluded that most engineering curricula do not promote attainment of many skills desired in practicing engineers. One such skill required by a segment of industry is proficiency in computer numerical control (CNC) programming. Based on feedback from Northern Michigan University’s Engineering Technology Department’s Industrial Advisory Board, the department implemented a CNC concentration for the Mechanical Engineering Technology bachelor’s degree program in 2010. The CNC concentration is one of five concentration choices the students have, and
Providing an Intradisciplinary Team Experience for Off-Track Students in a Senior Level Capstone Design Two Course Sequence March 26, 2019 ASEE Zone 1 Conference By Leonard Anderson, Ph.D., C.P.C.Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA Aslah K. AlshaieaStudent, Department of Civil Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MAAbstractPracticing Civil Engineers today must have the ability to work as a team member with other civilengineering
Paper ID #27377Work in Progress: Discovering Pathways of Engineering Undergraduate Stu-dents Related to Engineering IdentityMiss Pearl Elizabeth Ortega, Texas A&M University Pearl Ortega is a PhD student at Texas A&M University, College Station studying Interdisciplinary En- gineering with a focus on Engineering Education. Ms. Ortega received her undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX and a M. Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University with a research focus in remote healthcare. She currently works as a graduate assistant for the Aerospace
Paper ID #26726Training Engineers for Professional Management through the Doctor of En-gineering Degree in the School of EngineeringMs. Rachal E. Thomassie, Texas A&M University Rachal Thomassie is the Assistant Director of Interdisciplinary Engineering Programs at Texas A&M University. She holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University. She has over five years of industry experience in mechanical design and systems engineering and over eight years of experience in higher education. She founded two mechanical engineering affiliated
Paper ID #27256Pipeline Development of Skilled Students in Advanced Control SystemsDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ahmed C. Megri is an Associate Professor of engineering. He received his HDR (Dr. Habilitation) in Engineering Sciences, from Marie and Pierre Curie University, Paris VI (Sorbonne Universities), in 2011, and his Ph.D. in Thermal Engineering, from Lyon Institute of Technology in 1995. He wrote more than 100 papers in the journal and international conferences. His research interests include thermal and mechanical modeling and simulation of materials. He participates in multiple
in terms of four key assets that students with inclusiveprofessional identities will possess: (a) the necessary technical knowledge, skills, and abilities towork in their chosen field, (b) an appreciation for how all kinds of diversity strengthenengineering and computer science as disciplines, (c) knowledge of how to act in inclusive waysand create inclusive environments within their fields and (d) preparation to consider a diversepopulation of users when designing. Of note, the project espouses a broad definition of diversity[1], which includes diversity in terms of problem-solving approaches, personalities, anddemographic characteristics as well as cognitive, social, and personal characteristics. Whilerecognizing the need for a broad
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Chinese students is that they seldom ask anyquestions during the class, but they tend to gather around the instructor after the class and askquestions about the lecture. We believe this is related to the way students are expected to behaveduring lecture, which is to listen and not interrupt. As for NAU taught courses in China, theclassroom follows the more student-centered approach. Every NAU faculty would combine oneor several interactive class activities with traditional lectures to keep the students engaged inclass. Some typical activities include: a) Short Q & A sections: the roles are interchangeable as either the instructor or students can be the one to give questions. b) Asking students to answer short questions with a
our survey. First, the survey will need to be combined with theother data sources to fully answer our overall project’s research questions (Appendix B), andthese additional sources are outside of the scope of this paper. Second, more data is needed tocompare pre- and post-integration results to measure any changes in sociotechnical thinking thatmay result from sociotechnical integration. Also, further analysis is needed to better characterizesimilarities and differences across institutions and other factors beyond course year.Future work will focus on addressing these limitations. In addition, we are also interested inthese questions, among others: Can we articulate a more explicit conceptualization of “habits of mind” and the means to
education, (b) supporting teachers and outreach coordinators toimplement lessons and modules on PV science and engineering, and (c) fostering teacher’sconfidence in developing PV engineering curriculum. To achieve these aims, the QESSTprogram designed a summer research experience to provide classroom teachers opportunities todevelop connections between PV engineering research labs and the classroom. Participants spendfive weeks conducting use-inspired PV research, working with world-class PV scholars, anddesigning solar energy lessons for their classrooms, working with educational researchers andinstructional designers.The eleven teachers in the program split their time between learning about various socio-technical aspects of PV (visiting PV
appropriate levels of internalconsistency reliability [22]. Survey data were analyzed using both a paired t-test and theWilcoxon Rank Sign non-parametric equivalent test [23]. In general, the results from bothstatistical analyses were in close alignment with one another.Important results from the surveys are listed below: a) The students showed increases in task value through their participation in this project although effect sizes were small b) The students’ self-efficacy scores generally increased with a statistically significant increase in “I can figure out how to do difficult work” (p=0.011 for both tests; Cohen’s d = 0.364). c) Students self-regulation of learning showed statistically significant differences in
infrequent access of in-depthmaterial like video lectures or exam problems. Furthermore, it was found that the three mosthighly-engaged clusters tended to access most assessments, with some slight drop-off in latterweeks, but the engagement with videos was not as robust. Similar patterns were found to holdacross all three courses analyzed.Figure 5. Learner behavior in nano540x shown in three figures per cluster (see C1 for labels). In (a) and (b), color indicates thecourse content type. Sub-figure (a) shows the percentage of each content types accessed by that cluster. Sub-figure (b) shows thecontent items each learner accessed—each user’s activity is shown on a separate row. Sub-figure (c) shows a timeline of still-activelearners. Observations with
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Paper ID #26879STEM Engagement through Mentoring: Motivations of STEM MentorsDr. Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT) Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engi- neering at the University of Houston. He joined the University of Houston after six years as a chemical engineering faculty member at the University of Illinois. He has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in the pipeline to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact upon their lives and academic
groups in STEM and transform the powers of technology to advance social justice.Dr. Joyce Yen, University of Washington Joyce Yen, Ph.D., is the Director of the ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change at the University of Washington where she focuses on advancing women and underrepresented minority faculty in STEM fields and leading faculty professional development programs. Her diversity and faculty work has received over $6.7 million in grant funding. She holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. She was awarded the 2012 University of Washington David B. Thorud Leadership Award and