”,“crossing the chasm”, “technological S curve”, and so forth. Figure 9. Word-cloud of peer interactions within study groups Figure 10. Distance between keywords of peer discussionsLessons Learned about Peer InstructionAt the conclusion of the course, multiple course participants were interviewed to solicit theirfeedback on the P2P platform. Some interesting lessons were learned in terms of how theplatform was used in practice.Generally speaking, student feedback was mostly positive. According to students, it was“fairly straightforward” to learn to use the platform, especially since a detailed user guidehad been provided. It was helpful to view the feedback of other students, which oftentimestriggered a student to
features that would promote more meaningful engagement in the app, show the importance of high quality design and implementation of technology tools for learning and research. References [1] S. Sorby, N. Veurink, and S. Streiner, “Does spatial skills instruction improve STEM outcomes? The answer is ‘yes,’” Learning and Individual Differences , vol. 67, pp. 209–222, 2018. [2] M. Berkowitz and E. Stern, “Which cognitive abilities make the difference? Predicting academic achievements in advanced STEM studies,” Journal of Intelligence , vol. 6, no. 4, p. 48, 2018. [3] S. Sorby, B. Casey, N. Veurink, and A. Dulaney, “The role of
: Brain Dump/Free write 1% T: Cooperative cases 2% R: Concept maps 2% K: Self/ peer formative assessment 2% C: Think/Pair/Share 2% J: Computer based interaction… 3% I: Formative quizzes / surveys 3% S: Cases 7% A: Student orally respond to a… 7% P: Debates 8% L: Small group presentations /… 8% M: Role playing/simulations… 13% V: Cooperative learning/problem… 15% G: Application activity
on how to use the system. These videos were created for both the instructorand the students on how to operate the s Rater Practice system. The format of video instructionused is a sequential-step explanation and is a form of observational learning, which is learningthrough the behavior of others. Observational learning through video allows students to see a“flawless performance” of the task, and can be viewed repeatedly as needed [18]. Theinstructional videos on Rater Practice should be sufficient in learning how to operate thesimulation and can be viewed and practiced until the system is understood. If studentscomprehend the instructional videos, the barrier to many simulations - the instructions beingnon-intuitive - would be
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a combine or tractor, and is similar to payingstudent loans.This paper discusses a proposed study on the effects of engineering economics and student loandebt. The paper proposes topic areas in engineering economy and shows how these topic areaswere used in an initial study on PhD students. The research shows that not all PhD students havethe expected financial understanding even though they were pursuing PhD’s in engineering. It isbelieved that the study on undergraduate students will yield more benefit and help tackle themounting student loan debt in the US.References[1] M. Kantrowitz, Who graduates with excessive student loan debt. 2015 [Online]. Available: www.studentaidpolicy.com/excessive-debt/ [accessed 4 July 2016].[2] S. L
Research(Whitbeck),Engineering Ethics(Charles B. Fleddermann), Ethical Issues in Engineering(Johnson),Engineering, Ethics and the Environment(P. Aarne Vesilind, Alastair S. Gunn), Thinking likean Engineer(Michael Davis), Engineering Ethics(W. Richard Bowen), EngineeringEthics(Zhengfeng Li, etc.), Engineering Ethics(Song Zhang), Engineering Ethics(YongqiangZhang), Engineering Ethics(Li Jin), Introduction to Engineering Ethics(Ping Xiao),Engineering Ethics(Li Liu), and so on. Several classic English books have also beentranslated into Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian, etc. According to the orientation of thesebooks and research needs, three American textbooks and three Chinese textbooks are selectedfor research. As shown in Table 1, the American
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Paper ID #25004High Risk, (with Hope for) High Reward: Lessons Learned from Planningand Hosting an UnconferenceAdam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech Adam S. Masters is a doctoral student and Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. They received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware and are currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Adam’s research interests include access, equity and social justice in engineering.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also
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evenly distributedover time. Cases involving misleading information have increased in recent years, with 24 of the35 (71%) occurring after 1985. On the other hand, a clear decrease in the cases involvingadvertising can be seen over time, with 22 of the 28 cases (79%) occurring before 1980. Thisphenomenon is likely tied to several changes in the Code of Ethics in the 1970’s involvingadvertising9. The cases containing unfair competition also encountered a significant decreaseover time, 79% of which ensued prior to 1985. In contrast, cases relating to disclosing privateinformation and negligence, of which there were eight for each category, weren’t pertinent untilthe mid-80s.Based on the noted ethical dilemmas and how they are discussed in the Code
, dissemination of the resultsof this work is expected to provide a model for institutional implementation of evidence-basedpractices at colleges or universities of similar size and/or student body demographics as AAMU,a land-granted minority serving university.AcknowledgmentThis study has been supported by the S-STEM program of National Science Foundation (NSF)and MSEIP program of Department of Education (DOEd). The authors greatly appreciate thesupport and encouragement from the NSF and DOEd program officers and university colleagues.References 1. Chang, M. J., Cerna, O., Han, J., & Sáenz, V. The contradictory roles of institutional status in retaining underrepresented minorities in biomedical and behavioral science majors. The Review of
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able to disseminate knowledge and clarify concepts across the team. It should bementioned that in the case of large teams (~10 members), there was usually a graduate studentmentor who served to coordinate individual/team activities and progress, and this graduate studentalong with the undergraduate team members would report to the faculty mentor(s).Accelerated Summer Projects with/without University Support and/or Involving Exchange StudentsThis type of projects included those with durations lasting one summer session (~6 weeks) or bothsummer sessions (~3 months). The participant students were either registered for light course loads(1-2 courses), or were not taking classes during summer. Some of the students were pursuing non-academic hourly
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would also like to recognize the positive attitude, technicalhelp and input of the entire Colorado School of Mines’ Petroleum Engineering faculty and staff.Bibliography1. ABET, "ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs (Effective for Evaluations During the 2006-2007Accreditation Cycle)," (Maryland: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 2005).2. Jennifer L. Miskimins, Ramona M. Graves, and Craig W. Van Kirk, "Developing a Supplemental AssessmentDocument for ABET Certification: How Capstone Design Classes Can Help," (paper presented at the ASEE AnnualConference and Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-21, 2006).3. R. S. Thompson, C.W. Van Kirk, R.D. Benson, T.L. Davis, R.M. Graves, and R.M. Slatt, “SPE 36771
mentored to provide such labeling seemsvanishingly small. William S. Cleveland has provided useful insight on how to design graphicsfor clarity and to eliminate distortion of data,18 but his work is not generally cited in Engineeringpublications and courses.Problems with publishing research (questions about anomalous data, duplicate publication,authorship status, plagiarism, and copyright violations) have been addressed by numerousresearchers.19,20,21 Much of this work, however, has come out of the medical community, whichhas developed ethical codes in response; as an example, see the explanation of applicable codeson publication and authorship developed by the American Psychological Association.22Responsible Conduct of Research (2003)23 uses
internationalexperience. This paper presents the evidence that there is an overwhelming need for providinginternational experience for students in technical fields and evidence that American students arenot receiving such experience. The lack of student participation is especially prominent atCommunity Colleges or regional campuses, where large number of students tends to live at homeand commute to campus. The paper then presents several programs that have been attempted atvarious institutions and discuss their shortfalls. Finally the paper examines several programs thatoffer promise in providing such experience.The need for International Experience According to Byron Newberry, [1] and J. C. Swearengen, S. Barnes, S. Coe, K.Subramanian [2
the art assetsand code the game.A playable version of individual challenges of the game (“game segments”) are tested byvolunteers from our targe audience of high school and college students. Game testingtakes on two main forms. First, each game segment is tested for playability anddebugging. After revisions based on this round of testing, the game segments are testedfor instructional impact. This round of testing involves interviews, “think aloud”strategies, and pre/post surveys to test content knowledge.Motivation for the ProjectThe use of digital games has grown exponentially since the early 1980’s, when personalcomputers first appeared. Pong, the first commercial video game, became available in1974. The oldest of today’s traditional
analysis.IntroductionThe authors of the National Academy of Science report Rising above the Gathering Storm1 writewith urgency of the need for the United States to strengthen the scientific and technical buildingblocks that lead to economic prosperity. The number of Master’s and Ph.D. degrees awarded inengineering has decreased approximately 7% and 13%, respectively, from 1996 to 20012 and thenumber of Ph.D.’s awarded in mechanical engineering has decreased approximately 19% from1996 to 20043. Engineering dynamics, which encompasses areas such as flight dynamics,vibration isolation for precision manufacturing, earthquake engineering, structural healthmonitoring, signal processing, and experimental modal analysis is naturally affected by thisdecrease in numbers
students, animportant measure to consider in attempts to boost both the retention of capable students and theperformance, satisfaction, and enthusiasm of those who persist.Acknowledgments The authors would like to extend their thanks to Dr. Nicholas Delgass for his cooperationand support in this study, Jason R. Green for his assistance in computerizing survey materials,and the ChE Division reviewers for their useful suggestions. Page 11.1259.10Bibliography1. Seymour, E. and N. Hewitt, Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduate Leave the Sciences, Westview Press,Boulder, CO, 1997.2. Lent, R. W., S. D. Brown, J. Schmidt, B. Brenner, H. Lyons and
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.Before actual measures of network growth can be discussed, the concept of strong andweak ties must be defined. Within a network or community, there are variations in thestrength of the connections between different members. For engineering education, hereare some example ties, listed in order of increasing strength: 1. heard of a person and/or her work 2. met that person once 3. talk with that person semi-regularly, regularly or frequently 4. cite the other person’s scholarly work 5. collaborate with the person on proposal(s) or conference paper(s) 6. coauthor a journal article with this personTo run a social network analysis, the researcher must decide which level is mostappropriate to the study. For example
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Science. After theCAD modules were converted into the ".dae" format, the digital source was sent to these twogroups to be imported into the VR tools so that the properties and functions were introduced. ME Department Develop Pass 3D Module Preliminary CAD Request Review? Model(s) No Yes No Email Yes
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