-centered research anddevelopment activities sponsored by the local industry.In this paper, we mainly focus on the curriculum, laboratory modules and other student-centricactivities for training on robotics and integrated manufacturing systems. We will also present anddiscuss the challenges and opportunities learned during the development of the new program.2. Impact and Learning OutcomesEducation and workforce development focusing on industrial robotics and automation willtransform the way that Engineering Technology courses are delivered, maximizing hands-on andexperiential learning and providing students with a high-tech, industry-based skill set [4]. TheRET program initiative described in this paper is uniquely positioned to engage with the
skills for engineers. Dr Johnson is a registered PRINCE2 R practitioner and an avid collaborator. She has put together a cohesive collaborative team from across Europe and coordinated the consortium through research activities and various UK and EU funding calls. Her collab- oration with Penn State University in the area of leadership skills was funded by the LJMU’s collaborative research fellowship.Dr. Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is a Professor of Engineering Design and Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests include problem solving, invention, and
placing the items in order to achieve the “best flow” for their laboratory. Theyare also asked to put some cards in a separate pile if they reflect what is required as part of thelaboratory infrastructure versus specific measurement flow. During the debriefing, the instructorasks teams to sacrifice one card from their selection to consider minimum impact on the finalresult. The point of the exercise is to show that all of these cards are part of the major categoryheadings of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard and that sacrificing one component will be detrimentalto the quality of their measurement results.The standard is reviewed at this point and two key sections are highlighted, one on the topic ofdocument control and one on records management. Both
set forth for en- Page 4.91.1gineering educational institutions by ABET, as stated in “Criterion 3: Program Outcomes andAssessment”, in a recent report entitled “ABET Engineering Criteria 2000”, says that engineer-ing programs must demonstrate that their graduates have such skills as [2, 4]: • an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; • an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; • an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; • an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; • an ability to
of accreditation andquality assurance bodies, the lack of practical and laboratory activities to train students in theappropriate skills that are required in engineering practice.Almhaidib (2013) stated that, in today's globally competitive world, the contribution ofengineering colleges in the technical development of each country is considered significant. Thisdevelopment takes place through involvement in a wide range of economic development projectsby utilizing intellectual property development and creating partnerships with industry, which alsocreates opportunities for research and students training. The author further adds: “The general philosophy of engineering education is to produce graduates with high academic standing
Provost. She is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and enjoys teaching thermo/fluids/energy and design related courses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The ICE Faculty Development Program (Integrating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial Mindset) – Then and NowAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper describes the creation and evolution of a faculty developmentprogram known as “Integrating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial Mindset” (ICE) that has beenoffered for more than ten years. The program began when entrepreneurially minded learning(EML) was in its infancy and has undergone continual improvement as a deeper understandingof what is required for effective EML has continued to
scholar at Oregon State University. She holds a PhD in Engi- neering Education from Purdue University and other degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Illinois University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technol- ogy, Jamaica. Her research interests are exploring students’ disciplinary identity through engagement with knowledge, curriculum design, assessment and evaluation and teaching for conceptual understanding.Dr. Jennifer ”Jenni” M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Jennifer Case is Head and Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds an honorary position at the University of Cape Town. Her research
a result an increasing number of US companies haveoutsourced jobs in an effort to achieve immediate cost reductions without having to incurthe expenses or liabilities that accompany capital investments.5 However in addition tothe outsourcing of manufacturing jobs, innovation is being outsourced as well. Boeing isco-developing software for navigation systems, landing gear, cockpit controls, and newaircraft designs. GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly are teaming with Asian biotech researchcompanies to reduce the cost of bringing new pharmaceutical products to market.6 EliLilly is able to perform research in China, using the Chinese company ChemExplorer, atapproximately a 40 savings to performing the same research domestically.7 Firm’sfollowing
throughout the search process. In addition, she runs a faculty develop- ment and leadership program to recruit and support diverse PhD students who wish to pursue academic positions in engineering or applied science after graduation. Dr. Sandekian earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder in 1992 and 1994, respectively. She went on to earn a Specialist in Education (Ed. S.) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in 2011 and a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership in December 2017, both from the University of Northern Colorado. She is a Founding Leader of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Virtual Community of Practice (VCP) for LGBTQ
benefits this program provides to the teachers, their students,and the university.IntroductionColorado School of Mines, in Golden CO, is a public research university devoted to engineeringand applied science. The Classroom Communicator Project was created when the PhysicsDepartment was honored in June 2001 with the CCHE (Colorado Commission on HigherEducation) Program of Excellence Award. This prestigious recognition of the quality androbustness of the Engineering Physics program provided the original funding for disseminationof classroom communicator technology both on-campus and in outreach to the greaterkindergarten through community college (K-14) educational community.What is a classroom communication system?Classroom communication system is
assessment.Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida Melissa Dagley-Falls received a BSBA in Management and a MBA from East Tennessee State University of Johnson City, TN, in 1991 and 1993, respectively. She joined the University of Central Florida in 2001 where she worked until 2003 for the Office of Transfer Services. In 2003, Melissa joined the College of Engineering and Computer Science where she has served as the Director of Academic Affairs and advisor to both undergraduate and graduate students within the college. Ms. Dagley-Falls research interests lie in the areas of student access to education, sense of community, retention, and persistence to graduation for students in science
Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Evaluating Improved Program-Level Assessment and the Subsequent Influence on Associate Constructor ExamAbstractThe American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) requires all accredited constructionprograms to demonstrate a direct assessment of twenty Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs).Before graduation, many construction programs require students to take the American Institute ofConstructors (AIC) Associate Constructor (AC) exam, where SLOs will be assessed at thenational level. There has been some discussion in the literature regarding an improvement toprogram-level SLO assessment to increase the overall AC exam
Paper ID #37593“I Don’t Like Thinking About this Stuff”: Black and BrownStudent Experiences in Engineering EducationJanelle GrantStephanie Masta (Associate Professor) Member of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and an Associate Professor at Purdue University. My research centers on issues of equity for Brown and Black students within educational spaces within the United States. I am also interested in academic colonialism and the relationship between settler colonial ideology and academic practices in colleges and universities. I am also highly invested in graduate student development.Alice Pawley
increasing foreign competition alreadythreaten U.S. students’ chances of employment. A negative online reputation can beanother source of risk – but one that is within students’ reach to manage. This paperestablishes the need for teaching social media literacy at the college level, as part ofpreparing students for entering the job market. It discusses the impact of onlineinformation on employment, and presents original research data collected fromtechnology and engineering undergraduate students about their online identitymanagement practices. The paper argues for the need to teach students social medialiteracy and proposes a specific plan for online identity management that can be easilyintegrated into undergraduate curricula.The use of online
information about the main elements and processesinfluencing the choice of a particular discipline or that to leave engineering altogether, the thirdsection was a questionnaire designed to discover one’s orientation on a person/thing scale, andthe fourth section outlined opportunities for further participation in the study and invitedrespondents to participate further. Partial results from the analysis of four questions from thesecond portion of the survey are presented below.This study used qualitative research methods to understand the participants’ explanations of theirchoices. An inductive methodology was used whereby the data were analyzed for emergingpatterns and themes. This was done iteratively by identifying core factors from
effect of personality type on team performance.” The Journal of Management Development; Vol. 16, Iss. 5, pp.337-353. 1997.[13] A.H. Church, “Giving your organizational communication C-P-R.” Leadership and Organizational Development Journal. Vol. 17 No. 7 pp. 4-11. 1996.[14] K.A. April, “Leading through communication, conversation and dialogue.” Leadership and Organizational Development Journal. Vol. 20 No. 5 pp. 231-241. 1999.[15] M. Allan and C.U. Chisholm, “The Development of Competencies for Engineers within a Global Context,” in The International Conference of Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education. 2008.[16] L. Gardenswartz and A. Rowe, “Diverse Teams at Work: Capitalizing on the Power of Diversity
direct learning7, discovery learningversus traditional methods8 and collaborative learning versus learning from lecture9.Selection of students for these kinds of research is often done through normal studentregistrations. The different course sections are made available to students, and based on theirown preferences and constraints, students are allowed to select the classes that best suit theirschedules. But what happens if students in one class tend to be remarkably more intelligent thanthose in a second class. And if this happen how does it affect the results of the research, sincestudent performance is compared based on a common matrix such as student grades at the end ofthe study period? These are the questions that this study is about to
fourth-year, fourth-year to graduation).The engineering curriculum has a strong emphasis on teamwork and project-based learning, Page 13.201.4which are frequently cited as being best practices in engineering education. These are also foundto be supportive to retention of women in engineering7. In addition, the engineering programshave made significant efforts to be a place supportive of women engineers. The college providesactive role models on the faculty, with 22% of the faculty members as well as the Dean ofEngineering being female.The issue for this engineering program is therefore not retention of the female engineeringstudents who enroll
ourexperiences from the initial phase of implementation.Entrepreneurial MindsetEntrepreneurial mindset is a set of thought processes that help engineers to recognize opportunities tocreate value for others and have a positive impact on society. The Kern family foundation describesentrepreneurial mindset through a set of behaviors, namely the 3 C’s - Curiosity, Connections, andCreating value. We have adopted this framework in designing the education of engineering students bothto help them make greater contributions to society, and to more successfully navigate their educationalprocess. [ref: https://engineeringunleashed.com/mindset]Changing faculty and student mindset about the role of e-portfoliosFaculty often recognize the value of an e-portfolio in
Ramirez is a graduate student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in aerospace engineering from The University of Alabama and her M.S. in aviation and aerospace management from Purdue University. She is a former recipient of the Purdue Doctoral Fellowship. In addition to cooperative education research, she is also interested in studying student choice and migration engineering and technology. Page 26.1777.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Writing Proficiency in Engineering Technology Students
Paper ID #12679Can Flipped Classrooms Be Utilized to Effectively Produce Successful, En-gaged Engineering Students? A Comparison of an On-Line vs. InvertedClassroom through a Junior-Level Transportation Engineering CourseMrs. Roxann Mackenzie Hayes P.E., University of Colorado, Denver Roxann is currently Civil Engineering Faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at CU-Denver (UCD). She has been teaching both graduate and undergraduate classes at UCD since 2011, including Advanced Highway Design, Highway Capacity Analysis, Transportation Impact Analysis, and Introduction to Transportation Engineering
1970s lagged the best programs in India, for example, in theuse of computers in undergraduate education. At the same time, U.S. programs were well aheadin dropping requirements2,3 for hands-on skills such as Workshop and Drafting. Early computerexercises in the late 1980s involved programming. As ‘canned software’ such as ‘TKSOLVER’became popular, a debate arose about the value of having students spend time on programmingversus solving engineering problems. The practice of coding entire, standalone programsincluding graphics from a blank sheet of paper, went into decline. Mathematical and graphicaltools facilitated teaching computational techniques, flight control theory and computer-aideddesign. Addition of Space technology and design content
climate, retention,and promotion/leadership. Most positive climate characteristics rated lower forwomen and negative climate dimensions rated significantly higher for women. Thus,women experience a less welcoming and more demanding work environment. Thissituation is of particular concern as research shows these issues have the greatestapparent impact on women, who often under-represent or altogether deny experiencesof discrimination9.With funding from the NSF ADVANCE Program (Award #0930232), the college hasimplemented a concerted systematic approach to address the issues of climate,retention/promotion and professional development, with the overall goal ofimplementing programs which will increase employee satisfaction of both sexes andenhance
. Finally, the teams focus on the development of an overall vision of the company,describing the company growth goal, and the strategies for achieving this goal (strategies inproduct design, manufacturing, marketing, etc.). They also address product distribution anddelivery methods, use of information technology, and financial issues (best and worst casescenarios in sales vs. expenses projections). The primary challenge faced by the students preparing the outline of business strategies fortheir potential company is the fact that it is a start-up venture. Therefore, even though they maybe fairly familiar on how to design a typical manufacturing facility, development of a strategythat deals with limited resources available for a start-up
' Page 7.240.8ability to problem solve, integrate disciplines, and work in teams. Smaller design projects are Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationopportunities for students to practice these skills. The capstone design courses use these skills,and with close contact with faculty and TA's, get continual feedback. The instructors use designprojects to assess the students' abilities in these skills. A clear transition in these skills is seen inthe two years with the Department. Entrance interviews suggest that many students prefer towork alone (they don't trust groups). Exit interviews always
narratives.Conclusion: This project highlights lessons learned for faculty in the areas of student support,accommodations, inclusive practice, and student perceptions of classroom practice. We present thisproject as methodological innovation for qualitative research, and as future work, we intend to keepinvestigating impact on faculty via faculty focus groups, surveys, and workshops. We also highlight thisresearch as a metaphor for the empathic understanding that each faculty member can gain by listening tostudents, individually and collectively, and distilling lessons for their practice.The Need for Innovation in Broadening Participation Research “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” 1
. He has been active in the technology application research and teaching training courses for the local industries and technology application centerMr. Nestor Escobales P.E., Old Dominion University Mr. Escobales is a licensed professional engineer (PE) with 18 years of progressive structural engineering experience in the US. Mr. Escobales expertise is in the area of pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMB), low rise building construction, and forensic engineering. Mr. Escobales is a graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and is currently serving as the Civil Engineering Technology Program Director at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. He is also the Materials Laboratory Direc- tor
knowledge concepts, and skills from each of the workshop presentations?MethodParticipants. The targeted program participants were undergraduate and graduate master’sstudents at various stages of their program with major emphasis on upperclassman.Research Design. The design used to address the research questions was a cross-sectional designwhich allows for the gathering of individual’s perceptions and opinions about fundamentalaspects of a program, issue, or intervention. This type of design is very effective since itprovides a quick “snapshop” of current behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs in a particularpopulation.Instruments. As a means of assessing the quality of the individual workshop presentations, aworkshop evaluation scale was developed. This
authors. The simulated systems could bereadily used to teach design of experiments as well as different post and online parameter/outputestimation.The key point is that students have a straightforward methodology to handle nonlinear multipleinput multiple output systems and feel comfortable applying this knowledge on a real industrialprocess. Two students have gone on to industry (one as a process engineer and the other on aresearch internship) where within the first month of work they re-tuned all the PID controllersfor their respective processes. One did so for a Campbell Soup production process and the otherfor a research pilot plant. Neither student was the top student in his class getting grades of B+and A- in the control course. Yet both
, and People of Color (BIPOC) in higher ed thrive. Dr. Z. is also a first-generation college graduate, child of immigrants, and a published author. He is a former McNair Scholar, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine-Ford Foundation Fellow, Herman B. Wells Graduate Fellow, International Counseling Psychologist, former Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, and current Post-Doctoral ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #41726 Research Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Z.’s research program focuses on examining the impact of